Usefulness of serum des-&gamma;-carboxy prothrombin in detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2005; 11(39): 6115-6119
Published online Oct 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i39.6115

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 127 patients with different stages of liver disease

	Chronic hepatitis(n = 32)	Cirrhosis(n = 34)	HCC(n = 61)	P
Age (yr/o)	52+10	57+12	63+13	<0.001^a
Male/female	2.2	2.8	3.4	NS
Positive for HBsAg	17	18	28	NS
Positive for anti-HCV	15	13	24	NS
Positive for both HBsAg and anti-HCV	0	1	4
Negative for both HBsAg and anti-HCV	0	2	4
DCP level (mAu/mL), mean+SD	21+9	33+14	2 808+6216	<0.001^a
AFP level (ng/mL), mean+SD	15+24	13+14	54 174+296 329	NS

^aP<0.05, HCC vs chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; anti-HCV: antibody to hepatitis C virus; DCP: des-γ-carboxy prothrombin; AFP: α-fetoprotein.

Citation: Wang CS, Lin CL, Lee HC, Chen KY, Chiang MF, Chen HS, Lin TJ, Liao LY. Usefulness of serum des-γ-carboxy prothrombin in detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(39): 6115-6119
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i39/6115.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i39.6115