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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lee HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821821 | biostudies-other | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20180221 1
Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 is the only diagnostic marker used in pancreatic cancer despite its limitations. Here, we aimed to identify the diagnostic role of CEMIP (also called KIAA1199) combined with CA 19-9 in patients with pancreatic cancer. A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected patient samples was performed to determine the benefit of diagnostic markers in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. We investigated CEMIP and CA 19-9 levels in 324 patients with pancreatic cancer and ...[more]