In our previous study, the FUT family was found to be abnormally expressed in breast cancer16 and hepatocellular carcinoma.36 Several studies clearly demonstrated that FUT6 expression was high in CRC.37, 38 Likewise, we showed, for the first time, that both FUT5 and FUT6 were upregulated in CRC. This evidence concerns the gene FUT6 and hepatocellular carcinoma.