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Table 3 Serum MUC5AC antibody levels (OD unit) and MUC5AC expression in pathology specimens of polyp patients.

From: Humoral immune response to MUC5AC in patients with colorectal polyps and colorectal carcinoma

 

Group I (n = 11)

Group II (n = 6) and Group III (n = 3)

 

Serum Antibody Level

Expression of MUC5AC in polyp specimens

Serum Antibody level

Expression of MUC5AC in polyp specimens

    

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Antibody positive

0.948

(+)*

0.225

(+)(+)

(-)(+)(-)(-)

 

0.312

(+)

  

(-)(+)

 

0.616

(+)(+)

   
 

0.317

(-)

0.246

(-)

(+)

 

0.275

(+)(-)

   
 

0.227

(+)

0.53

 

(-)

Antibody negative

0.165

(-)(-)

0.055

(-)(+)

(+)

 

0.143

(-)(+)

0.163

(+)(-)

(+)

 

0.219

(-)

0.195

(-)

(-)

 

0.146

(-)

0.151

(+)

(-)(-)(-)(-)(+)

 

0.127

(-)

   
   

0.14

 

(+)(+)

   

0.128

 

(-)

  1. *: Each parenthesis represents the histology of one polyp specimens and MUC5AC expression.
  2. (-): No MUC5AC staining at polyp specimens
  3. (+): MUC5AC staining at polyp specimens
  4. HP: Hyperplastic polyp
  5. TA: Tubuler adenoma
  6. TV: Tubulovillous adenoma
  7. V: Villous adenoma
  8. OD = Optical density