Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2013; 19(3): 339-346
Published online Jan 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.339
Figure 1
Figure 1 α-fetoprotein (A), α-fetoprotein-L3 (B) and prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II (C) values in benign liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma patients. α-fetoprotein (AFP)-L3 and prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence (PIVKA)-II levels are plotted by AFP concentrations (AFP < 20 ng/mL, AFP 20-200 ng/mL and AFP > 200 ng/mL). In patients with AFP < 20 ng/mL, AFP-L3 levels were higher in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (P < 0.001) (B). In patients with AFP 20-200 ng/mL, PIVKA-II showed higher levels in HCC (P = 0.010) (C). The horizontal dotted lines are cut-off values used for performance analysis in this study. BLD: Benign liver disease.