CEACAM5 and colorectal carcinoma: In 85 patients with CRC whose serum CEA levels were known, we further revealed a significantly positive correlation between DAXX and CD24 expression in the CEA-positive subgroup (rho = 0.461, p < 0.005; Figure 1E), but not in the CEA-negative subgroup (rho = 0.265, p = 0.0658; Figure 1D).