Table 4 Detection of α4GnT mRNA by Real-Time RT-PCR Method in the Mononuclear Cell Fraction of Peripheral Blood from Patients with Cancer Other Than Gastric Cancer

From: Usefulness of the Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Targeted to α1,4-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase for the Detection of Gastric Cancer

Cancer location

Frequency of positive patientsa

α4GnT:GAPDH ratiob (mean ± se)

Esophagus

0/1 (0%)

0 ± 0

Lung

0/2 (0%)

0 ± 0

Breast

0/1 (0%)

0 ± 0

Uterus

0/1 (0%)

0 ± 0

Colorectum

2/10 (20.0%)

0.565 ± 0.380

Liver

1/4 (25.0%)

0.174 ± 0.174

Pancreas

4/4 (100%)

15.220 ± 11.220

Papilla vater

1/1 (100%)

4.145 ± 0

Bile duct

3/5 (60.0%)

2.994 ± 1.950

  1. aThe amounts of α4GnT mRNA more than 40 copies/ml in a reaction tube are defined as positive.
  2. bα4GnT:GAPDH mRNA ratios multiplied by 1.0 × 107 are indicated.
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