Sulphomucins and precancerous lesions of the human stomach.
The histochemical demonstration of sulphomucin secretion by gastric adenomatous polyps and adjacent metaplastic epithelium suggests this glycoprotein may be a marker of premalignant change. A possible relationship with fetal sulphoglycoprotein antigen is discussed.
D005752:Gastric Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008679:Metaplasia; D009077:Mucins; D009088:Mucoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011127:Polyps / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
D005752:Gastric Mucins; D009077:Mucins; D009088:Mucoproteins; C012564:sulfomucin