CES1 and adenoma: Twelve mRNAs (BCL3, IL1B, PTGS2, PTGES, PPARG, MMP11, CCR1, EGR1, CACNB4, CES1, IL8, S100A8) were able to differentiate between the control group and CRC, and five mRNAs (CES1, CXCL11, IL1B, ITGA2, NME1) identified large adenomas.