Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2016; 22(18): 4515-4528
Published online May 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i18.4515
Figure 3
Figure 3 K-mean clusters of differentially expressed proteins. These proteins could be clustered into nine clusters. According to the average tendency, the nine clusters can be arbitrarily categorized into three groups. Group 1 includes clusters 1 and 5, in which the abundance of proteins progressively increased during the colon carcinogenic process. Group 2 consists of clusters 2 and 7, in which the abundance of proteins progressively decreased during the process. Group 3 consists of clusters 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9, in which the abundance of proteins was significantly up-regulated or down-regulated in certain stages of the process.