The Clinical Significance of Alpha-Fetoprotein mRNAs in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Shogo Kobayashi,
Akira Tomokuni,
Hidenori Takahashi,
Hirofumi Akita,
Keijiro Sugimura,
Norikatsu Miyoshi,
Jeong Ho Moon,
Masayoshi Yasui,
Takeshi Omori,
Masayuki Ohue,
Yoshiyuki Fujiwara,
Masahiko Yano,
Masato Sakon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000455955
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatectomy , medicine , alpha fetoprotein , messenger rna , metastasis , gastroenterology , portal vein , pathology , cancer , biology , resection , surgery , gene , biochemistry
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) mRNA-expressing cells are candidates for circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma. We analyzed portal vein blood, peripheral blood, and peritoneal lavage samples to detect the presence of AFP mRNA-expressing cells, and explored their relationship with metastasis.
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