Table 4

Glycosyltransferase expression in human colorectal tissue: correlation of glycosyltransferase expression with occurrence of distant metastases

M N FT-III FT-IV FT-VI GalT
011150 (81)165 (62)124 (89)368 (160)
1973 (62)130 (50)58 (39)297 (64)
  • Fucosyltransferase FT-III, FT-IV, FT-VI, and β1,4-galactosyltransferase (GalT) mRNA expression in colorectal carcinomas with regard to the presence of distant metastases (M). Values are mean (SD) percentage of sample fluorescencev fluorescence of β-actin control. N, number of cases.