Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2013; 19(3): 339-346
Published online Jan 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.339
Diagnostic value of AFP-L3 and PIVKA-II in hepatocellular carcinoma according to total-AFP
Jong Young Choi, Seung Won Jung, Hee Yeon Kim, Myungshin Kim, Yonggoo Kim, Dong Goo Kim, Eun-Jee Oh
Jong Young Choi, Hee Yeon Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Seung Won Jung, Myungshin Kim, Yonggoo Kim, Eun-Jee Oh, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Laboratory Development Evaluation Center, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Dong Goo Kim, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Author contributions: Choi JY and Jung SW contributed equally to the work; Choi JY and Oh EJ designed the research; Jung SW performed the majority of experiments; Kim HY, Kim M and Kim Y provided analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Choi JY and Kim DG provided the collection of all the human material for this work; Choi JY and Oh EJ wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The Industrial Core Technology Development Program funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, No. 10033183
Correspondence to: Dr. Eun-Jee Oh, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Laboratory Development Evaluation Center, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-701, South Korea. ejoh@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: July 16, 2012
Revised: October 25, 2012
Accepted: November 6, 2012
Published online: January 21, 2013
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