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SUBMITTER: Bai DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5634482 | biostudies-other | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Bai Dou-Sheng DS Zhang Chi C Chen Ping P Jin Sheng-Jie SJ Jiang Guo-Qing GQ
Scientific reports 20171009 1
The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive study of the clinical correlation between the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level at diagnosis and pathological grades, progression, and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 78,743 patients in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)-registered HCC was analyzed. The AFP test results for patients with HCC were mainly recorded as AFP-negative and AFP-positive. Logistic regression analysis revealed ...[more]