Circulating tumor and cancer stem cells in hepatitis C virus-associated liver disease

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2014; 20(48): 18240-18248
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Table 2 Laboratory findings

		HCC (n = 70)	CH (n = 30)	Control (n = 33)
Age, mean (range)		57.32 (20-74)^a	47.70 (43-60)^a	51.09 (31-75)
Gender (male/female)		67/3	21/9	33/0
AFP	Mean (range)	9547.54 (15-117032)^a^c	11.02 (1-30)^a	7.45 (4-10)
AFP	Median	1481.5^a^c	8.9^a	7.9
Total bilirubin	Mean (range)	2.66 (0.8-8.6)^a	4.73 (0.6-114.0)	0.60 (0.3-1.0)
Total bilirubin	Median	2.0^a	1	0.6
ALT	Mean (range)	71.39 (17-189)^a	54.23 (10-200)^a	24.91 (16-37)
ALT	Median	57.5^a	34.5^a	25
AST	Mean (range)	122.94 (35-530)^a^c	54.47 (12-140)^a	28.45 (17-39)
AST	Median	88.5^a^c	39.5^a	28
Creatinine	Mean (range)	1.09 (0.4-2.0)^a^c	0.84 (0.5-1.1)	0.81 (0.4-1.4)
Creatinine	Median	1.0^a^c	0.9	0.8
Alkaline phosphatase	Mean (range)	240.50 (76-580)^a^c	138.90 (80-220)^a	44.39 (15-71)
Alkaline phosphatase	Median	218.5^a^c	132.5^a	44

^aP < 0.05 vs controls;

^cP < 0.05 vs CH. AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; CH: Chronic hepatitis; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Citation: Bahnassy AA, Zekri ARN, El-Bastawisy A, Fawzy A, Shetta M, Hussein N, Omran D, Ahmed AAS, El-Labbody SS. Circulating tumor and cancer stem cells in hepatitis C virus-associated liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(48): 18240-18248
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i48/18240.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18240