Table 2

α2,6 Sialic acid expression and distribution in samples with normal, LSIL, and HSIL

Normal

# sample

Basal

Intermediate

Superficial

15

0

3

3

16

0

1

0

26

0

2

1

30

0

1

1

34

3

3

2

Mean intensity

0.6

2.0

1.4

LSIL

11

0

0

3

13

0

2

2

21

0

0

3

22

0

0

1

35

2

2

2

38

1

1

1

41

2

1

3

43

0

1

2

48

1

0

1

Mean intensity

0.7

0.8

2.0

HSIL

1

3

2

1

17

2

3

3

18

1

4

3

20

1

3

3

23

0

3

3

24

3

3

3

33

3

2

2

39

0

2

3

49

3

1

2

Mean intensity

1.8

2.6

2.6

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)

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