Table 1

α2,3 Sialic acid expression and distribution in samples with normal, LSIL, and HSIL

Normal

# sample

Basal

Intermediate

Superficial

15

3

0

1

16

1

0

0

26

2

1

1

30

0

0

0

34

4

1

0

Mean intensity

2

0.4

0.4

LSIL

11

3

0

0

13

2

0

0

21

2

0

0

22

3

0

0

35

2

2

2

38

3

2

1

41

3

0

1

43

2

1

2

48

3

1

1

Mean intensity

2.6

0.4

0.8

HSIL

17

1

2

2

18

1

2

1

20

2

1

1

23

3

0

0

24

2

1

1

33

2

0

0

39

3

2

2

49

4

1

1

Mean intensity

2.2

1.1

1.0

HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; LSIL, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Lectin binding was evaluated as follows: 0, absent; 1, very low intensity; 2, low intensity; 3, medium intensity and 4, high intensity. The reaction intensity was evaluated in the different layers of the epithelium (Basal, Intermediate and Superficial).

López-Morales et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2010 5:74   doi:10.1186/1746-1596-5-74