Differential expression of Cosmc, T-synthase and mucins in Tn-positive colorectal cancers

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Tn, Sialyl-Tn (STn) antigens, mucin 1 (MUC1), and mucin 2 (MUC2) expression in human colorectal cancers

	n	IS in matched normal (SEM)	IS in tumor (SEM)	P value^a
the Tn antigen	39	43.85 (12.76)	153.46 (10.40)	< 0.0001
the STn antigen	39	4.87 (2.10)	104.36 (11.86)	< 0.0001
MUC1	20	78.50 (10.57)	135.25 (17.77)	0.0074
MUC2	6	300.00 (0.00)	83.33 (36.30)	0.0019

^aP values were determined by the paired t-test
n, numbers of case examined for IHC; IS, IHC score; SEM, standard error of the mean

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