MUC1 and stomach polyp: Immunohistochemistry for mucin phenotypic markers, including MUC1, MUC2, MUC5AC, MUC6, tight junction factors (claudin-3, -4 and -18), an intestinal phenotypic marker [caudal type homeobox 2 (Cdx2)], Ki-67 proliferative index and p53 overexpression, was performed on archival specimens of gastric polyps excised from six patients.