CXCL8 and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: A comparison of Group A (OSCC) and Group B (OPMD) using ROC curve analysis showed an AUC of 0.684 (95% CI = 0.526-0.841; p = 0.020) for IL-8 protein compared to an AUC of 0.168 (95% CI = 0.057-0.280; p < 0.001) for IL-8 mRNA.