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Potential Biomarkers in Lewis Negative Patients With Pancreatic Cancer.
Annals of surgery - 1 Apr 2017
Luo Guopei, Liu Chen, Guo Meng, Cheng He, Lu Yu, Jin Kaizhou, Liu Liang, Long Jiang, Xu Jin, Lu Renquan, Ni Quanxing, Yu Xianjun
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OBJECTIVE: To examine potential biomarkers in Lewis negative patients with pancreatic cancer. BACKGROUND: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is currently the most important and widely used biomarker in pancreatic cancer. However, approximately 5 to 10% of the population are Lewis negative individuals, and they are documented to have scarce or no CA19-9 secretion. Therefore, it is necessary to explore potential...
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