Table 4.

Phenotypic markers in non-goblet columnar epithelium in areas of mucosa either with or without goblet cells in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

Marker	Patients with columnar metaplasia with goblet cells (Barrett’s Esophagus)
	LDGC N = 25		HDGC N = 34
	CM-NG	CM-WG	CM-NG	CM-WG
MUC 5AC	25 (100%)	25 (100%)	34 (100%)	34 (100%)
MUC 2	2 (8%)a	18 (72%) a	0 (0%) b	32 (94%) b
Das-1	8 (32%) c	17 (68%) c	13 (38%) d	32 (94%) d
Villin	7 (28%) e	23 (92%) e	12 (35%) f	33 (97%) f
CDX-2	10 (40%) g	24 (96%) g	9 (26%) h	34 (100%) h
Ki67	2 (8%) i, k	11 (44%) i	10 (29%) j, k	19 (56%) j

LDGC = low density goblet cells, HDGC = high density goblet cells, CM-NG = columnar mucosa -no goblet cells, CM-WG = columnar mucosa -with goblet cells

^ap<0.0005

^bp<0.0005

^cp<0.02

^dp<0.0005

^ep<0.0005

^fp<0.0005

^gp<0.000

^hp<0.0005

ⁱp<0.009

^jp<0.04

^kp=0.051