Research Article

Pathway Analysis Based on Attractor and Cross Talk in Colon Cancer

Table 2

Top ten pathways ranked by pathway scores.

PathwaysBG degreeTest degreePathway score

PI3K-Akt signaling pathway 2911920.659794
Pathways in cancer 2931930.658703
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction 2891720.595156
Proteoglycans in cancer 2901720.593103
HTLV-I infection 2921710.585616
Viral carcinogenesis2891670.577855
Focal adhesion 2911670.573883
Tuberculosis 2911650.567010
Rap1 signaling pathway 2911630.560137
MAPK signaling pathway 2921630.558219

BG: background, pathways in normal group; degree ratio: the ratio of degree in test group to that in BG group; HTLV: human T-cell leukemia virus; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase.