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Perspectives on the significance of altered glycosylation of glycoproteins in cancer

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No abstract Abbreviations:Sia, sialic acid, type unspecified; Tn antigen, GalNAcα 1-O-Ser/Thr; T antigen, Galβ1-3GalNAcα-O-Ser/Thr; Sialyl LewisX, Siaα2-3Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc; Sialyl Lewisa, Siaα2-3Galβ1-3(Fucα1-4)GlcNAc; Sialyl-Tn antigen, Siaα2-6GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr; FucT, fucosyltransferase; ST, sialyltransferase.

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Kim, Y.J., Varki, A. Perspectives on the significance of altered glycosylation of glycoproteins in cancer. Glycoconj J 14, 569–576 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018580324971

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