Table 1

Clinical characteristics of familial CRC, sporadic CRC patients and 'hyper-normal' controls


Familial CRC
(n = 93)
Sporadic CRC
(n = 150)
'Hyper-normal' controls
(n = 204)

Age
55 ± 11
66 ± 8
62 ± 7

Males: females
51: 42
81: 69
91: 113

UICCC stage
(n = 61)
(n = 147)

I
13 (21.0%)
34 (23.1%)

II
9 (14.5%)
52 (35.4%)

III
26 (41.9%)
48 (32.7%)

IV
13 (22.6%)
13 (8.8%)


Localisation
(n = 67)
(n = 144)

Right Colon
17 (25.4%)
35 (28.9%)

Left Colon
50 (74.6%)
109 (71.1%)


Grünhage et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2008 9:70   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-9-70