Table IV. Expressional profiles of ST gene family in HCC and transitional tissues.
Gene | Relative mRNA expression (×103) |
p value | |
---|---|---|---|
HCC tissues | Transitional tissues | ||
ST3GAL1 | 47.791 ± 16.123 | 49.343 ± 16.052 | 0.494 |
ST3GAL2 | 19.332 ± 9.874 | 21.416 ± 9.109 | 0.121 |
ST3GAL3 | 14.125 ± 8.246 | 12.612 ± 6.507 | 0.149 |
ST3GAL4 | 13.612 ± 7.282 | 12.240 ± 6.517 | 0.159 |
ST3GAL5 | 38.134 ± 18.665 | 29.542 ± 13.389 | 0.001a |
ST3GAL6 | 23.019 ± 16.306 | 15.928 ± 10.316 | 0.001a |
ST6GAL1 | 32.735 ± 18.932 | 18.662 ± 9.981 | 0.001a |
ST6GAL2 | 7.032 ± 5.114 | 8.016 ± 6.227 | 0.221 |
ST6GALNAC1 | 8.703 ± 6.581 | 7.902 ± 4.949 | 0.329 |
ST6GALNAC2 | 6.639 ± 5.221 | 8.908 ± 5.418 | 0.003a |
ST6GALNAC3 | 0.004 ± 0.003 | 0.005 ± 0.004 | 0.146 |
ST6GALNAC4 | 18.981 ± 8.128 | 21.339 ± 9.193 | 0.055 |
ST6GALNAC5 | 0.013 ± 0.008 | 0.011 ± 0.007 | 0.061 |
ST6GALNAC6 | 17.865 ± 8.985 | 14.604 ± 8.281 | 0.008a |
ST8SIA1 | 2.389 ± 1.391 | 2.105 ± 1.127 | 0.113 |
ST8SIA2 | 4.356 ± 2.102 | 6.032 ± 4.774 | 0.002a |
ST8SIA3 | 0.008 ± 0.006 | 0.010 ± 0.009 | 0.064 |
ST8SIA4 | 18.941 ± 11.432 | 22.068 ± 15.517 | 0.105 |
ST8SIA5 | 0.009 ± 0.007 | 0.011 ± 0.008 | 0.06 |
ST8SIA6 | 0.006 ± 0.005 | 0.007 ± 0.004 | 0.118 |
a p < 0.05 versus transitional tissues.