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Lectin–epithelial interactions in the human colon
19 Nov 2008
Abstract excerpt
Similar changes in glycosylation occur in the colonic epithelium in inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and also in colon cancer and precancerous adenomatous polyps. They include reduced length of O-glycans, reduced sulfation, increased sialylation and increased expression of oncofetal carbohydrate antigens, such as sialyl-Tn (sialylalpha2-6GalNAc), and the TF antigen...
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