MUC2 and hepatocellular carcinoma: The levels of MUC2 mRNA expression were significantly decreased in HCC samples with methylation (ΔMI > =0) than in those with hypomethylation (ΔMI < 0) (Mean -ΔCt ± SE, -2.25 ± 0.37 and −0.22 ± 0.61, respectively; p = 0.007; Figure 3A).