The decrease in survival of ApcMin/+Lect2−/− mice correlated with a significantly increased number of adenomas in the small intestine compared to the ApcMin/+Lect2+/+ mice at death (mean of 26.8 tumours versus 15.2 tumours, Mann–Whitney U-test, P = 0.0138; Figure 1B). Here, LECT2 is linked to adenoma.