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

Table 1

Histological types of reflux mucosa from three laryngeal locations.

Mucosa	Respiratory only		Squamous only		Mixed
	Control	LPR	Control	LPR	Control	LPR
Posterior commissure	0/3	0/27	1/3	18/27	2/3	9/27
Ventricles	3/3	17/22	0/3	0/3	0/3	5/22
Vocal folds	0/3	00	0/3	14/22	3/3	8/22
Total	3/9; 33%	17/71; 24%	1/9; 11%	40/71; 56%	5/9; 56%	14/71; 20%

The quoted numbers indicate how many patients from whom laryngeal mucosal samples were taken.