Transforming growth factor β-activated kinase1 (TAK1) encoded by the gene MAP3K7
regulates multiple important downstream effectors involved in immune response, cell death …

Immunohistochemistry using the avidinbiotinperoxidase complex method was performed to
study the production of alphafetoprotein (AFP) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue …

Objective: To evaluate the value of lectin-reactive α-fetoprotein (LR-AFP) levels for
assessing therapeutic effects and for predicting prognosis in patients with hepatocellular …

We have evaluated a new chemiluminescent substrate for the alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.
3.1) label used in a Hybritech Tandem-E immunoassay of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The new …

La inmunoterapia se perfila como el cuarto pilar en el tratamiento de las neoplasias
malignas, luego de las formas ya establecidas: cirugía, radioterapia y quimioterapia; sin …

As with all neoplastic processes, causative factors in human hepatocellular carcinoma are
complex and involve a mix of genetic and environmental factors. Cancers that originate from …

The expression of LewisY related carbohydrate antigens and the content of epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGF-R), the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and the α-fetoprotein …

Serum α-fetoprotein levels were determined in patients (268) with liver disease. Markedly
elevated concentrations (> 100 μg/l) were found in twelve patients with malignant tumours …

DIscussion Several diagnostic alternatives may be considered for our patient. One is that he
initially did have a hepato-cellular(or other) carcinoma, which regressed spontaneously and …

(28). They also provide a means to protect the nation's blood supply from contamination with
hepatitis and human immunodeficiency viruses. Today, immunoassays provide impor tant …