The Value of Serum Midkine Level in Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The Value of Serum Midkine Level in Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Background and Aim. Identification of sensitive biomarkers to improve early diagnosis of HCC is needed. We aimed to evaluate serum midkine (MDK) as a biomarker for HCC diagnosis. Patients and Methods. 40 HCCs, 30 liver cirrhosis patients, and 30 healthy subjects were enrolled. Serum MDK using ELISA...

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Main Authors: Karim Y. A. Shaheen, Abeer I. Abdel-Mageed, Eslam Safwat, Ashraf M. AlBreedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/146389
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