To quantify the expression of mucin 1, cell surface associated (MUC1) and mucin 16, cell surface associated (MUC16) proteins and messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in a cohort of postmenopausal women (PMW), to explore the relationship between mucin expression, dry eye symptomology, and tear stability.
The MUC1 SNP genotype frequency of the normal control group was statistically different from both the non-Sjögren's aqueous-deficient dry eye group with ocular surface staining (P=0.017) and the evaporative dry eye group (P=0.015).