Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1 as a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Stage I and II Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Background: Increased level of serum macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1), a member of transforming growth factor-μ superfamily, was found in patients with epithelial tumors. This study aimed to evaluate whether serum level of MIC-1 can be a candidate diagnostic and prognostic indicator for earl...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ning Liu, Xiao-Bing Wang, Teng Wang, Chao Zhang, Kun-Peng Zhang, Xiu-Yi Zhi, Wei Zhang, Ke-Lin Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2016-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2016;volume=129;issue=17;spage=2026;epage=2032;aulast=Liu