MUC1 and thymic carcinoma: We also found a relationship between BPTPs and degree of malignancy for ten markers, namely Mesothelin, c-Kit (CD117), Egfr, Lat-1, Muc-1,Ema, Glut-1, Igf1r, c-Jun, and n-Ras, included 748 thymoma patients and 280 thymic carcinoma patients, and BPTPs were significantly correlated with thymic carcinoma (P < 0.001).