Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 11th, 2004
"Molecular markers (biomarkers) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis and recurrence could provide additional information to that gained from traditional histopathological features. A large number of biomarkers have been shown to have potential predictive significance. One important aspect of this is to detect the transcripts of tumor-associated antigens (such as alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), melanoma-associated antigens (MAGEs), and CK19), which are proposed as predictive markers of HCC cells disseminated into the circulation and for metastatic recurrence," scientists writing in the...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2004-10-11)
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