Serum Golgi protein-73 in combination with α-fetoprotein for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian patients

Background and aim Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third cause of cancer-related mortality. α-fetoprotein (AFP) is not a highly sensitive marker for predicting HCC despite its high specificity. Serum Golgi protein-73 (sGP73) seems to be promising new marker. This study aimed at evaluating the...

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Main Authors: Mohamed M Makhlouf, Mohamed Abdel Mabood, Shereen A Saleh, Sarah El Nakeep, Sara M Abdelhakam, Marwa Rushdy, Essam M Abd-Al Hafez, Ahmed Abbas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2017;volume=29;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Makhlouf