High expression FUT1 and B3GALT5 is an independent predictor of postoperative recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Cancer may arise from dedifferentiation of mature cells or maturation-arrested stem cells. Previously we reported that definitive endoderm from which liver was derived, expressed Globo H, SSEA-3 and SSEA-4. In this study, we examined the expression of their biosynthetic enzymes, FUT1, FUT2,...

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Main Authors: Huan-Hsien Kuo, Ruey-Jen Lin, Jung-Tung Hung, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Tsai-Hsien Hung, Fei-Yun Lo, Ming-Yi Ho, Chau-Ting Yeh, Yen-Lin Huang, John Yu, Alice L. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-11136-w