Value of highly sensitive fucosylated fraction of alpha-fetoprotein for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative treatment.

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Published in Dig Dis Sci on April 18, 2013

Authors

Yasushi Tamura1, Takeshi Suda, Shigeki Arii, Michio Sata, Fuminori Moriyasu, Hiroshi Imamura, Seiji Kawasaki, Namiki Izumi, Tadatoshi Takayama, Norihiro Kokudo, Masakazu Yamamoto, Hiroko Iijima, Yutaka Aoyagi

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 757 Asahimachi Dori-1-Bancho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8520, Japan. ytamura@med.niigata-u.ac.jp

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