The threshold of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhang, Jiaxin; Chen, Guang; Zhang, Peng; Zhang, Jiaying; Li, Xiaoke; Gan, Danan; Cao, Xu; Han, Mei; Du, Hongbo; Ye, Yongan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228857

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The threshold of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in PLoS ONE • Feb 13, 2020

Authors:

Jiaxin Zhang

Guang Chen

Peng Zhang

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a pressing health problem facing the world today due to its high morbidity, high mortality, and late discovery. As a diagnostic criteria of HCC, the exact threshold of Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is controversial. Therefore, this study was aimed to sy...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Alpha-fetoprotein

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