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 | ||
| New | Previous | ||||
| 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 | (-) | ||||
