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The relationship between Lewis/Secretor genotypes and serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels in a Korean population.
The Korean journal of laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 2010
Park Hyung-Doo, Park Kyoung Un, Song Junghan, Ki Chang-Seok, Han Kyou Sup, Kim Jin Q
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BACKGROUND: The Lewis histo-blood group system consists of 2 major antigens-Lea and Leb-and a sialyl Lewis antigen-carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9. We investigated the distribution of Lewis genotypes and evaluated the relationship between the Lewis/Secretor genotypes and the serum level of CA 19-9 in a Korean population to identify whether the serum CA 19-9 levels are influenced by the Lewis/Secretor genotypes....
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