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Clinical significance of cathepsin E in pancreatic juice in the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Nov 2000
Uno K, Azuma T, Nakajima M, Yasuda K, Hayakumo T, Mukai H, Sakai T, Kawai K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been reported that cathepsin E (CTSE) is a non-secretory and intracellular aspartic proteinase found in the superficial epithelial cells of the stomach and that it is also expressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We evaluated the diagnostic value of CTSE in the pancreatic juice in the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with that of CA19-9, carcinoembryonic antigen...
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