Table 3 The expression of MUC2, MUC5AC, MUC6 and CDX2 in gastric cancer

From: CDX2 expression is progressively decreased in human gastric intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and cancer

Gastric cancer type

MUC2

MUC5AC

MUC6

CDX2

   

Positive cases (%)

Score a

Positive cases (%)

Score a

Positive cases (%)

Score a

Positive cases (%)

Score a

Intestinal type

Total (45b)

23 (51%)*

3.24±0.49*

23 (51%)

3.47±0.53

18 (40%)

2.22±0.42

30 (67%)

3.20±0.39

 

Differentiation

Well (14)

10 (71%)

4.57±0.85

7 (50%)

3.36±0.96

5 (36%)

2.07±0.79

11 (79%)

4.00±0.69

  

Moderate (11)

4 (36%)

2.09±0.88

7 (64%)

4.27±1.05

5 (45%)

2.36±0.82

6 (55%)

2.27±0.73

  

Poor (20)

9 (45%)

2.95±0.77

9 (45%)

3.10±0.81

8 (40%)

2.25±0.64

13 (65%)

3.15±0.61

Diffuse type (19)

11 (58%)

3.95±0.82

14 (74%)

5.42±0.79

8 (42%)

2.63±0.75

8 (42%)

2.37±0.68

Mucinous type (6)

6 (100%)*

7.17±0.54*

3 (50%)

3.83±1.72

0 (0%)

0±0

5 (83%)

4.33±0.99

Total (70)

40 (57%)

3.77±0.41

40 (57%)

4.03±0.43

26 (37%)

2.14±0.34

43 (61%)

3.07±0.33

  1. aScores were expressed as the mean±s.e.m.
  2. The figures in parentheses in this column are the numbers of cases.
  3. *P<0.05 when compared with the other in the same column.