Racial differences in effectiveness of α-fetoprotein for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

H. Nguyen, Mindie; T. Garcia, Ruel; W. Simpson, Peter; L. Wright, Teresa; B. Keeffe, Emmet

doi:10.1053/jhep.2002.34744

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Racial differences in effectiveness of α-fetoprotein for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

Published in Hepatology • Aug 1, 2002

Authors:

Mindie H. Nguyen

Ruel T. Garcia

Peter W. Simpson

Abstract

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) is frequently used as a diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Most available data concerning AFP come from studies of patients with chronic hepatitis B or other chronic liver diseases of mixed etiologies. Limited data concerning the diagnostic value of AFP for...

Subject

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Cirrhosis

Medicine

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