Validation of a novel model for the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Background The biomarkers alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) may be useful for detecting early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated the performance of AFP and PIVKA-II levels, alone and in combination with clinical factors...

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Main Authors: Philip M. Hemken, Lori J. Sokoll, Xiaoqing Yang, Jianliang Dai, Debra Elliott, Susan H. Gawel, Michael Lucht, Ziding Feng, Jorge A. Marrero, Sudhir Srivastava, Daniel W. Chan, Gerard J. Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Clinical Proteomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12014-018-9222-0