MTUS1 and colorectal carcinoma: CRC patients with lower MTUS1 expression were strongly associated with pathological stage (stage III/IV vs. stage I/II, OR = 0.626, p = 0.004), N stage (N1/N2 vs. N0, OR = 1.67, p = 0.008), and neoplasm type (READ vs. COAD, OR = 0.699, p = 0.048) (Table 2).