Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4410-4415
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4410
Diagnostic value of glypican-3 in serum and liver for primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Hui Liu, Peng Li, Yun Zhai, Chun-Feng Qu, Li-Jie Zhang, Yu-Fen Tan, Ning Li, Hui-Guo Ding
Hui Liu, Li-Jie Zhang, Department of Pathology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
Peng Li, Yun Zhai, Yu-Fen Tan, Ning Li, Hui-Guo Ding, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
Chun-Feng Qu, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
Author contributions: Liu H and Li P contributed equally to this work and measured the GPC3 in serum and hepatic tissue; Tan YF measured the serum GPC3; Zhai Y was involved in the patient care and clinical data collection; Liu H and Zhang LJ observed the hepatic pathology; Li P, Qu CF and Ding HG performed the statistical analysis and wrote the paper; Li N and Ding HG designed the research; Ding HG also worked as the PI.
Supported by State Key Project Specialized for Infectious Diseases, No. 2008ZX10002-015; Beijing Municipal Health Bureau Key Project for Capital Medical Development, No. 2007-1021
Correspondence to: Hui-Guo Ding, MD, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. dinghuiguo@medmail.com.cn
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Received: May 1, 2010
Revised: May 27, 2010
Accepted: June 3, 2010
Published online: September 21, 2010
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