TP73 and medical procedure: For the plasma samples from non-pathological control individuals, a mean value of 22299 ± 8909 RLU, 14155 ± 6426 RLU, and 5889 ± 3264 RLU, was achieved for p73, ∆Np73α, and ∆Np73β, respectively; while the colorectal pathological group reached a mean value at least 5 times higher 124577 ± 11469 RLU, 98858 ± 9167 RLU, and 73951 ± 3264 RLU (Fig. 3a).