It has been postulated that analysis of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) glycosylation heterogeneity in cancer patients whose AFP levels are elevated (e.g., non-seminomatous germ cell tumors, ovarian germ cell tumors and primary hepatocellular carcinoma) might provide useful clinical information. We undertoo
Double cancer of the stomach, one AFP-producing tumor
✍ Scribed by Takafumi Hyodo; Ryuichi Kawamoto
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 916 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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