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- Title
Predictive value of tumor markers for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C virus.
- Authors
Kumada, Takashi; Toyoda, Hidenori; Kiriyama, Seiki; Tanikawa, Makoto; Hisanaga, Yasuhiro; Kanamori, Akira; Tada, Toshifumi; Tanaka, Junko; Yoshizawa, Hiroshi
- Abstract
Increases in tumor markers are sometimes seen in patients with chronic liver disease without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the levels of three tumor markers [alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3%), and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP)] and hepatic carcinogenesis to identify hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers at high risk for cancer development.
- Publication
Journal of gastroenterology, 2011, Vol 46, Issue 4, p536
- ISSN
1435-5922
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00535-010-0349-7