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Atherosclerosis
Study findings from University of Tokyo, Medical Department broaden understanding of atherosclerosis
April 8th, 2008
According to recent research from Hongo, Japan, "Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a serological marker of malignant tumors, may show a modest increase under some nonmalignant conditions, such as ageing and cigarette smoking. We have investigated whether serum CEA levels are associated with early carotid atherosclerosis." "Cross-sectional data from 4181 male individuals who underwent general health screening were analyzed. The interquartile of cutoff values of serum CEA levels were 1.0, 1.6, and 2.5 ng/mL. Cigarette smoking was associated with increased serum CEA levels in a dose- and duration-dependent manner, and this association was more prominent in current than...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-08)
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