Stains & molecular markers
MUC6
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MUC6
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 9 December 2020
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PubMed Search: MUC6 [title]
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Positive staining - normal | Positive staining - disease | Negative stainingCite this page: Pernick N. MUC6. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsmuc6.html. Accessed January 20th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Produces protective glycoprotein coat for gut epithelia
Positive staining - normal
- Stomach (pyloric glands), gallbladder, colon and endocervix
Positive staining - disease
- Invasive ductal carcinoma of breast, gastric carcinomas
Negative staining
- Normal breast tissue
