International Journal of Otolaryngology

Research Article

Mucin Gene Expression in Reflux Laryngeal Mucosa: Histological and In Situ Hybridization Observations

Table 2

In situ hybridisation results of mucin gene expression in the control laryngeal mucosa from 3 control cases.
MucosaMUC1MUC2MUC3MUC4MUC5AC
Posterior commissure0/30/32/32/32/3
Ventricles1/31/32/33/33/3
Vocal folds0/30/32/32/31/3
Total
%		1/9
11%		1/9
11%		6/9
67%		7/9
78%		6/9
67%
Samples were taken from 3 laryngeal mucosal samples from each control case and the total was taken for each area for each mucin gene.