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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Dec 15, 2021; 13(12): 2088-2100
Published online Dec 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.2088
Published online Dec 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.2088
Table 4 Effects of age on cancer antigen 19-9 levels and the human microbiome
| Age < 69 yr (n = 17) | Age ≥ 69 yr (n = 17) | P value | |
| CA19-9, U/mL, median (range) | 7.1 (2-129.3) | 4.9 (2-9893.2) | 0.77 |
| Bifidobacterium, %, median (range) | 0.3 (0-0.5) | 0 (0-4.5) | 0.3 |
| Clostridium cluster XVIII, %, median (range) | 2.6 (0-5.7) | 1.8 (0-14.9) | 0.82 |
| Prevotella, %, median (range) | 1.3 (0-18.2) | 1.9 (0-25.9) | 0.56 |
- Citation: Sugimoto M, Abe K, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Kobashi R, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Dysbiosis of the duodenal microbiota as a diagnostic marker for pancreaticobiliary cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(12): 2088-2100
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v13/i12/2088.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.2088