MMR mRNA phenotype CRCs (n) / observed phenotypic frequencies Gender Tumor Stage (n) Invasion in Tumor site ANT (n) / observed phenotypic frequencies
lymph node nerve vessel
M F I II III N Y N Y N Y rt rc si lf n.a...  
hMSH2                                    
r2 23 / 0.7667 12 11 2 11 10 12 11 7 16 10 13 8 8 3 1 3 22 / 0.7857
R2 7 / 0.2333 5   2 2 4  1 6   1 5   2 7   0 2 3 2 0 0 6 / 0.2143
hMLH1                                    
r1 12 / 0.3871 7 5 1 4 7 4 8 2 10 5 7 2 6 2 0 2 11 / 0.3548
R1 19 / 0.6129 10 9 4 11 4 15 4 11   8 13 6 8 5 4 1 1 20 / 0.6452
hMSH6                                    
r6 12 / 0.3871 7 5 0 9 6 5 7 4   8 6 6 3 4 3 0 2 6 / 0.2000
R6 19 / 0.6129 10 9 5 6 5 14 5 9 10 12 7 7 7 3 1 1 24 / 0.8000
hPMS2                                    
p2 31 / 1.0000 16 14 5 15 11 19 12 13 18 18 13 10 11 6 1 3 30 / 1.0000
P2 0 / 0.0000 0   0 0 0  0 0   0 0   0 0   0   0   0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0000
n, number of cases, r2, r1, r6, p2, MMR/control mRNA ratios <1; R2, R1, R6, P2, MMR mRNA ratios ≥1; M, male; F, female; N, no; Y, yes;, rt, right; rc, rectum; si, sigma; lf, left; n.a., not available.
Table 3: Distribution of individual hMSH2, hMLH1, hMSH6 & hPMS2 mRNA phenotypes in CRCs and their adjacent normal tissue (ANT).