TABLE 3.
Expression of AQP3 in the 3 Different AQP3 Antigen Recognitions
| No. Cases (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQP3 Recognition | Score | NOM (N=51) | HG-ED (N=12) | SP OSCC (N=51) | IF OSCC (N=51) |
| AA250-C terminal | HM | 51 (100) | 0 (0) | 43 (84.3) | 9 (17.6) |
| LM | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 8 (15.7) | 42 (82.4) | |
| AA180-228 | HM | 51 (100) | 0 (0) | 16 (31.4) | 4 (7.8) |
| LM | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 35 (68.6) | 47 (92.2) | |
| N terminal-AA1-80 | HC | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 11 (21.6) | 46 (90.2) |
| LC | 51 (100) | 0 (0) | 40 (78.4) | 5 (9.8) | |
AQP3 indicates aquaporin 3; HC, high cytoplasmic expression, labeling index >50%; HG-ED, high-grade epithelial dysplasia; HM, high membranous expression, labeling index >50%; IF, invasive front; LC, low cytoplasmic expression, labeling index ≤50%; LM, low membranous expression, labeling index ≤50%; NOM, normal oral mucosa; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; SP, superficial part.