<scp>MUC5AC</scp> and <scp>MUC5B</scp> enhance the characterization of mucinous adenocarcinomas of the lung and predict poor prognosis

Abstract

MUC5AC and MUC5B were specific makers for non-TRU adenocarcinoma, including both central type adenocarcinoma and mucinous adenocarcinoma. We suggest that non-TRU type adenocarcinoma presents a poorer prognosis, so it should be regarded separately from TRU type adenocarcinoma.