Low alpha-fetoprotein HCC and the role of GGTP.

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Published in Int J Biol Markers on December 09, 2014

Authors

Brian I Carr1, Vito Guerra, Edoardo G Giannini, Fabio Farinati, Francesca Ciccarese, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Maria Di Marco, Luisa Benvegnù, Marco Zoli, Franco Borzio, Eugenio Caturelli, Maria Chiaramonte, Franco Trevisani

Author Affiliations

1: 1 Liver Tumor program, IRCCS de Bellis, Castellana Grotte (Bari) - Italy.

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