title: Prospective study on the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by using alpha-fetoprotein reactive to lentil lectin.
abstract: In order to study the changes in AFP reactive to lentil lectin (AFP-R-L) during the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its clinical significance, AFP-R-L was monitored in 64 patients by using 20-400 ng/L AFP and negative imaging localization. AFP-R-L was determined by using affino-crossed-immunoelectrophoresis autoradiography. AFP-R-L above 25% was considered positive for the diagnosis of HCC. Over a follow-up of 3-31 months, 32 patients developed HCC. The positivity of AFP-R-L was 59.4% in the HCC group at the first assay. The accuracy of using positive AFP-R-L values to predict HCC was 95.0%. Increased AFP-R-L levels appeared 3-24 months earlier than did positive imaging location. The results suggest that positive AFP-R-L values can predict the development of HCC.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001345:Autoradiography / Q000379:methods; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007123:Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C033619:lentil lectin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate