We found that the expression of the members of detoxification enzyme sulfotransferase family SULT1A1 and SULT1A2, but not other SULT family members (Additional file 1: Figure S1C), was induced in the metastatic breast cancers as compared to the primary tumors (Fig. 1a and Additional file 1: Figure S1A, B). Here, SULT1A1 is linked to breast carcinoma.