Evaluation of the serum alpha-fetoprotein-reactive-lentil-lectin in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Eight parameters found in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Item	Number	Concentration	Positive rate %1
AFP	30	0-2000 μg/L	33.3
AFP-R-LCA	30	0-300 μg/L	86.7
AIAT	28	250-560 μg/L	14.3
γ-GT	30	20-420 U	25.0
ALP	30	6-28 U	13.3
ADH	25	120-860 U	28.0
PHI	25	23-216 U	20.0
CEA	14	6.8-62.7 U	21.4

¹Positive rate: AFP 400 μg/L, AFP-R-LCA 10 μg/L, AIAT 420 μg/L, γ-GT 100 U, ALP 8 U, LDH 500 U, PHI 300 U, and CEA 15 U. AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; AFP-R-LCA: Alfa-fetoprotein reactive lens culinaris agglutinin; γ-GT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.

Table 2 Comparison of alfa-fetoprotein and alfa-fetoprotein reactive lens culinaris agglutinin in the diagnosis

Patients	n	Positive rate of AFP (%)	Positive rate of AFP-R-LCA (%)
HCC	99	62.6	86.8
BLD	67	19.4	1.45
Pregnant women	30	26.7	0
Normal controls	30	0	0

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; BLD: Benign liver diseases; AFP: Alfa-fetoprotein; AFP-R-LCA: Alfa-fetoprotein reactive lens culinaris agglutinin.