Utility of Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin, alone or in combination, as biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sterling, Richard K; Jeffers, Lennox; Gordon, Fredric; Venook, Alan P; Reddy, K Rajender; Satomura, Shinji; Kanke, Futoshi; Schwartz, Myron E; Sherman, Morris

Sterling, Richard K; Jeffers, Lennox; Gordon, Fredric; Venook, Alan P; Reddy, K Rajender; Satomura, Shinji; Kanke, Futoshi; Schwartz, Myron E; Sherman, Morris.

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Sterling RK; Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, Virginia, USA. rksterli@vcu.edu

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 7(1): 104-13, 2009 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18849011

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Biomarkers/blood; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/diagnosis; Plant Lectins; Protein Precursors/blood; alpha-Fetoproteins/analysis; Alanine Transaminase/blood; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hepatitis C/complications; Humans; Japan; Liver Cirrhosis/complications; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Prothrombin; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Protein Precursors / Biomarkers / Alpha-Fetoproteins / Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Plant Lectins Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol Journal subject: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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