Role of serum glypican-3 in the diagnosis and differentiation of small hepatocellular carcinoma from hepatitis-C virus cirrhosis
Background: Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has insufficient sensitivity and specificity for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, glypican-3 (GLP-3) was suggested as a new biomarker for the detection HCC. Objectives: To determine the role of serum GLP-3 levels in the early diagnosis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Alexandria Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506814000062 |