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 |  | (-) |