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Connexin43 Expression Increases in the Epithelium and Stroma along the Colonic Neoplastic Progression Pathway: Implications for Its Oncogenic Role

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with colon cancer.

ParametersStage I ( )Stag III/IV ( )

Median age >0.05
Male : female ratio8 : 1118 : 13>0.05
Histologic grade
 WD20
 MD1521
 PD210>0.05

WD: Well differentiated, MD: Moderately differentiated, PD: Poorly differentiate.