A series of 55 flow cytometric characterized colorectal adenomas was analyzed with four different monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) for the occurrence of M1 antigens (associated with gastric fucomucins) and one Mab for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The antigens were detected with an indirect immunoperoxidase technic on paraffin sections after pretreatment with pronase for M1 antigens and without pretreatment for CEA. The staining pattern revealed different correlations with the various parameters, i.e., size, histologic type, atypia, and ploidy of the adenomas. Especially the cytoplasmic staining of anti-M1, Mab (1-13 M1) correlated well with aneuploidy (R = 0.43; P less than or equal to 0.001) and with the DNA index (R = 0.34; P less than or equal to 0.01). Staining of the anti-CEA Mab only correlated with the size of the adenomas (R = 0.29; P less than or equal to 0.03). It is concluded that the immunoreactivity of Mab (1-13 M1), which significantly correlated with aneuploidy, may be associated with malignant transformation in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence.
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