CA 19-9 as a non-invasive marker for disease activity in hepatitis C patients : is there any role?
The combined elevation of tumor markers carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)and carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) has been shown to be associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with liver disease. we assessed the association between CA 19-9 and viral hepatitis B activity which will a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Associations
2008
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/13402/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13402/1/med_J_malaysia.pdf |
| Summary: | The combined elevation of tumor markers carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)and carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) has been shown to be associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with liver disease. we assessed the association between CA 19-9 and viral hepatitis B activity which will allow us to know the usefulness of CA 19-9 as a surrogate marker for the disease activity in hepatitis B patients. |
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