Circulating AIM as an indicator of liver damage and hepatocellular carcinoma in humans.

<h4>Background</h4>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fifth most common cancer type and the third highest cause of cancer death worldwide, develops in different types of liver injuries, and is mostly associated with cirrhosis. However, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease often causes HCC...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Yamazaki, Mayumi Mori, Satoko Arai, Ryosuke Tateishi, Masanori Abe, Mihoko Ban, Akemi Nishijima, Maki Maeda, Takeharu Asano, Toshihiro Kai, Kiyohiro Izumino, Jun Takahashi, Kayo Aoyama, Sei Harada, Toru Takebayashi, Toshiaki Gunji, Shin Ohnishi, Shinji Seto, Yukio Yoshida, Yoichi Hiasa, Kazuhiko Koike, Ken-ichi Yamamura, Ken-ichiro Inoue, Toru Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109123