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Trial reportBioMed research international2013

Carbohydrate 19.9 antigen serum levels in liver disease.

Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Maria Ardiri, Giuseppe Stefano Calvagno, Giulia Malaguarnera, Donatella Interlandi, Marco Vacante, Nicoletta Bertino, Francesco Lucca, Roberto Madeddu, Massimo Motta

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gaetano BertinoDepartment of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, Hepatology Unit, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Annalisa Maria Ardiri
Giuseppe Stefano Calvagno
Giulia Malaguarnera
Donatella Interlandi
Marco Vacante
Nicoletta Bertino
Francesco Lucca
Roberto Madeddu
Massimo Motta
University of Catania · ITUniversity of Sassari · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCarbohydrate 19.9 antigen (CA19.9) has been used in the diagnosis and followup of gastrointestinal tumours. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was the evaluation of CA19.9 levels in patients with chronic hepatitis and hepatic cirrhosis hepatitis C virus and B virus correlated. MATERIALS AND

methods180 patients were enrolled, 116 with HCV-related chronic liver disease (48% chronic hepatitis, 52% cirrhosis) and 64 with HBV-related chronic liver disease (86% chronic hepatitis, 14% cirrhosis). Patients with high levels of CA19.9 underwent abdominal ecography, gastroendoscopy, colonoscopy, and abdominal CT scan.

results51.7% of patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease and 48.4% of those with HBV-related chronic liver disease presented high levels of CA19.9. None was affected by pancreatic or intestinal neoplasia, cholestatic jaundice, or other diseases potentially able to induce Ca19.9 elevations. CA19.9 levels were elevated in 43.3% of HCV chronic hepatitis, in 56.3% of HCV cirrhosis, in 45.1% of HBV chronic hepatitis, and in 58% of HBV cirrhosis.

conclusionsCA19.9 commonly increases in the serum of patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Elevation of CA 19.9 is not specific for neoplastic disease and is related to the severity of fibrosis and to the viral aetiology of hepatitis.

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AdultAgedAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateDNA, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHepacivirusHepatitis BHepatitis B virusHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAntigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydratecarbohydrate antigen 199, humanDNA, Viral

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PMID24282817
PMCPMC3824822
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