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Table 3 Network characteristics by tumor location

From: Biomarker correlation network in colorectal carcinoma by tumor anatomic location

 

Total (N = 1380)

Proximal colon cancer (N = 690)

Distal colorectal cancer (N = 690)

Correlation network based on original variables

 Number of nodes

54

54

54

 Number of edges

268

173

95

 Median degree

8.0

3.0

2.0

 Average clustering coefficient

0.52

0.50

0.30

 Hubsa (degree centrality)

RUNX3 (0.47)

CACNA1G (0.45)

MSI (0.45)

MLH1 (0.43)

TIL (0.43)

BRAF (0.40)

NEUROG1 (0.40)

CRABP1 (0.38)

IGF2 (0.38)

SOCS1 (0.38)

CDKN2A b (0.36)

MIR155 (0.36)

MSI (0.39)

MLH1 (0.36)

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Correlation network in non-MSI-high cancer

 Number of nodes

53

53

53

 Median degree

4.0

1.0

1.0

 Number of edges

120

64

56

 Average clustering coefficient

0.33

0.23

0.26

 Hubsa (degree centrality)

RUNX3 (0.15)

NEUROG1 (0.15)

BRAF (0.19)

CDKN2A b (0.17)

IGF2 (0.17)

RUNX3 (0.17)

CACNA1G (0.15)

CRABP1 (0.15)

NEUROG1 (0.15)

RUNX3 (0.15)

NEUROG1 (0.15)

Correlation network based on the same number of edges

 Number of nodes

54

54

54

 Median degree

1.5

4.0

1.0

 Number of edges

100

100

100

 Average clustering coefficient

0.27

0.29

0.27

 Hubsa (degree centrality)

CACNA1G (0.26)

IGF2 (0.26)

RUNX3 (0.25)

BRAF (0.23)

MLH1 (0.23)

MSI (0.23)

CRABP1 (0.21)

TIL (0.21)

CDKN2A b (0.19)

NEUROG1 (0.19)

SOCS1 (0.19)

CACNA1G (0.28)

MLH1 (0.26)

MSI (0.26)

IGF2 (0.25)

RUNX3 (0.25)

BRAF (0.23)

CRABP1 (0.23)

CDKN2A b (0.21)

TIL (0.21)

NEUROG1 (0.19)

SOCS1 (0.17)

RUNX3 (0.19)

IGF2 (0.17)

NEUROG1 (0.17)

  1. aMarkers with degree centrality at or above the 80th percentile in the colorectal cancer network
  2. b CDKN2A promoter hypermethylation
  3. MSI microsatellite instability, TIL Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes