Table 2

 Absolute expression of CEA, CK20, and GCC mRNA detected in Dukes’ B and C colorectal cancer by R-PCR, and the presence (in bold) or absence of cancer specific expression based on the cutoff values defined in the text

PatientStageCEACK20GCC
FTPETFTPETFTPET
–, no gene amplification; FT, frozen tissue; NA, not available; PET, paraffin wax embedded tissue.
1B 3.31×1011 4.82×109 7.39×107 8.90×107 ––
2B 8.03×1011 6.07×109 2.56×107 1.70×106––
3BNA1.25×109NA–NA–
4BNA 8.27×109 NA1.99×105NA–
5B 2.93×1011 1.83×109–– 3.32×108 –
6B 1.34×1010 1.47×109–– 7.16×109 –
7B 2.34×1013 1.72×1010 2.77×108 5.97×107 1.39×1011 8.64×109
8B2.19×1092.13×109––– 1.09×109
9B5.59×1092.17×108––––
10B1.88×109–– 2.10×107 ––
11B 1.09×1013 1.36×109 2.94×108 –– 1.10×1010
12C 3.54×1012 1.57×1012 6.28×108 5.48×107 4.35×1011 –
13C 1.61×1013 8.38×1011 1.87×107 2.07×108 1.53×1012 8.47×107
14C 9.88×1013 1.26×109 2.43×107 7.53×107 ––
15C 1.13×1012 1.42×1011 7.56×108 2.24×108 ––
16C 1.20×1015 6.30×1010 2.95×107 2.42×107 7.51×1012 1.88×107
17CNA 3.60×1010 NA3.84×103NA 2.92×1010
18C 9.76×1012 2.89×1011 1.65×108 9.69×107 4.60×1011 6.62×1010
19C 2.14×1013 8.14×1010 4.14×109 – 7.90×1011 1.07×109
20CNA 2.64×109 NA 7.54×107 NA–
21C 1.08×1011 3.87×1010 3.88×105 6.17×107 3.57×109 5.83×1010
22C 1.65×1011 1.36×1012 7.36×108 1.30×1010 2.27×109 –
23C 4.11×1011 2.24×109 7.23×105– 8.89×108 –
24C 2.76×1012 5.86×1011 2.01×102– 8.34×109 1.93×109
25C 2.90×1012 4.11×109 5.62×107 4.72×107 1.27×1010 –
26C 2.19×1010 4.29×109 2.11×108 – 1.09×1010 –