IL17A and colorectal carcinoma: Also, foxp3 and il-17 (Figure 7(e)) were analyzed by real-time PCR; we observed an increase in the transcription of the il-17 gene in MIF−/− CRC samples (22.86 ± 1.744‐fold change) compared to WT CRC samples (6.226 ± 1.634‐fold change).