Fig. 1

Expression of miR-138-5p was reduced in colorectal cancer tissues. a miR-138-5p expression was low in colorectal cancer (p < 0.001). b Among 100 samples, 8 were high and 92 were low in expression of miR-138-5p. c Expression in tissues with lymph node metastasis was low, while expression in samples without lymph node metastasis was high (p < 0.001). d Normal colonic mucosal epithelial cells were higher in expression than five colorectal cancer cell lines (p < 0.01)