alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Original Article Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of alpha-fetoprotein positive gastric cancer in Chinese patients
... of Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) positive gastric ...as AFP positive gastric ...the AFP positive gastric cancer patients were ...45 AFP positive patients, serum levels of AFP ...
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Persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein associated with chronic hepatitis B during chemotherapy for malignant ovarian germ cell tumors: a case series and a review of the literature
... positive AFP in GCTs. The mechanism of AFP elevation in CHB has not been fully ...of AFP in CHB is usually consistent with the increased serum level of transferase and the presence of bridge ...
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A Signal-on Electrochemiluminescence Immunosensor for Detecting Alpha Fetoprotein Using Gold Nanoparticle- Graphite-Like Carbon Nitride Nanocomposite as Signal Probe
... a plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. An elevated AFP concentration in adult plasma is widely considered as an early indication of hepatocellular carcinoma or endodermal sinus ...
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Alpha-fetoprotein level as a biomarker of liver fibrosis status: a cross-sectional study of 619 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B
... Serum AFP was reported to be a tumor marker for HCC as early as 1963 ...Although AFP is not specific for HCC, elevated AFP levels are seen in chronic liver disease, especially viral hepatitis, and ...
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Human liver stem cells attenuate concanavalin A-induced acute liver injury by modulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells and CD4+ T cells in mice
... AFP: Alpha fetoprotein; ALB: Albumin; ALF: Acute liver failure; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; BCA: Bicinchoninic acid; CK: Cytokeratin; ConA: Concanavalin A; DMEM: ...
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Pre-treatment alphafeto protein in hepatocellular carcinoma with non-viral aetiology – a prospective study
... Diseases; AFP: alpha- fetoprotein; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; CECT: contrast enhanced computed tomogram; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; HCC: hepato ...
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Role of Osteopontin in Liver Diseases
... AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; AH: alcoholic hepatitis; ALD: alcoholic liver disease; ALF: acute liver failure; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; APAP: acetaminophen; ASH: alcoholic steatohepatitis; ATP: ...
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Direct comparison of five serum biomarkers in early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
... of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive AFP (AFP-L3), des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin (DCP), squamous cell carcinoma antigen, and centromere protein F autoantibody ...
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Highly efficient and expedited hepatic differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells by pure small-molecule cocktails
... A1AT: Alpha-1 antitrypsin; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; ALB: Albumin; APOA2: Apolipoprotein A2; BMP4: Bone morphogenetic protein 4; CK18/19: Cytokeratin 18/19; DE: Definitive endoderm; DMSO: ...
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VWF/ADAMTS13 ratio as a potential biomarker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma
... of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) as an adjunct surveillance ...markers AFP, des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), and alpha-fetoprotein-L3% (AFP-L3) in combination with ...
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Role of microRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma: a clinical perspective
... molecule; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; CDX2, caudal type homeobox transcription factor; GATA6, GATA binding protein 6; NLK, nemo-like kinase; T-ICs, tumor-initiating cells; PKM2, pyruvate kinase isozymes ...
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Liver radiofrequency ablation as emergency treatment for a ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report
... AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; CT: Computed tomography; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; ICU: Intensive care unit; LT: Liver transplantation; ...
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Hepatic stem cells with self-renewal and liver repopulation potential are harbored in CDCP1-positive subpopulations of human fetal liver cells
... (ALB), alpha- fetoprotein (AFP), cytokeratin 18 (CK18), and CK19 [22]) and, more importantly, markers of both hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells ...
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Original Article Combination therapy of hepatic arterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation for primary liver cancer
... (serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)) and tumor activity-related markers (E-calcium protein and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)) at 1 month after surgery, the ...
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Efficacy of granulocyte colony stimulating factor in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis with partial or null response to steroid (GRACIAH trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; AH: Alcoholic hepatitis; AHHS: Acoholic hepatitis histologic sore; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ANOVA: Analysis of variance; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; AUROC: Area ...
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Risk factors associated with mortality in neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) and clinical implications
... Citrin deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the SLC25A13 (solute carrier family 25 member 13) gene. Three main phenotypes, including neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin ...
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“Sarcopenia and intramuscular fat deposition are associated with poor survival in Indonesian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study”
... Clinical characteristics included in the study were age at enrolment, sex, BMI, presence of comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension), aetiologies of liver disease, alcohol con- sumption, history of cardiovascular or ...
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Targeted genome engineering in human induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with hemophilia B using the CRISPR-Cas9 system
... 4 alpha (HNF4α) on day 10, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) on day 15, and albumin (ALB) on day 20 by immunofluorescence ...detect AFP and ALB according to the provided protocols. The ...
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Differential alternative splicing regulation among hepatocellular carcinoma with different risk factors
... A3SS: Alternative 3 ′ splicing site; A5SS: Alternative 5 ′ splicing site; AFP: Alpha- fetoprotein; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; AS: Alternative splicing; CPDB: Consensus Pat[r] ...
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Adult and iPS-derived non-parenchymal cells regulate liver organoid development through differential modulation of Wnt and TGF-β
... A1AT: Alpha 1 antitrypsin; AFP: Alpha fetoprotein; ALB: Albumin; BMP: Bone morphogenetic protein; CXCR4 : C-X-X motif receptor 4; CYP: Cytochrome P450; DKK: Dickkopf-related protein; dpMSC: ...
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