Clinical Value of Serum Glycoprotein Galactosyltransferase Levels in Different HistolÃ3gica! Types of Ovarian Carcinoma1

Serum glycoprotein galactosyltransferase levels were deter mined in 28 healthy women and 113 patients with ovarian carcinoma with various histological types, at different clinical stages. Ovomucoid, which possesses terminal A/-acetylglucosaminyl residues, was used as glycoprotein acceptor. Clinical cor relations between galactosyltransferase levels and tumor burden were examined, as well as the variations due to histology. Followup studies could be done for 60 patients, and correlations with clinical evolution, established. Galactosyltransferase might be a promising marker for the diagnosis and follow-up of ovarian carcinomas.

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