title: PIVKA-II is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival of HCC patients and maybe associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, East Building in Huajiachi Campus, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: zjxujiangfeng@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jiang-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Xi-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011516:Prothrombin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011498:Protein Precursors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D011516:Prothrombin