Research Article

A-Kinase Anchor Protein 95 Is Involved in ERK1/2–Elk-1 Signal Transduction in Colon Cancer

Table 2

AKAP95 protein expression associations with clinical–pathological parameters.

ItemAKAP95 statusχ2-value
PositiveNegative

TNM stage
 T1–T23111.950.16
 T3–T4284
Differentiation
 High100.760.68
 Moderate515
 Low70
T stage
 T1–T2300.270.61
 T3–T4565
Lymph node
 Yes3120.290.59
 No283
Metastasis
 Yes400.930.54
 No555
Vascular invasion
 Yes1701.960.16
 No425

χ2: chi-square tests. TNM stage: tumor node metastasis staging classification; differentiation: differentiation degree of colon cancer cells; T stage: local invasion of colon cancer cells; lymph node: colon cancer cells metastasis in regional lymph node; metastasis: colon cancer cells distant metastasis; vascular invasion: colon cancer cells invasion vascular, lymphatic vessel, or neural invasion.