Association between carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and body mass index in colorectal cancer patients

Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) have been well recognized as tumor markers for colorectal cancer. Previous studies suggested that obesity is inversely associated with the screening of CEA and CA19-9 levels and may reduce screening sensitivity. This study was con...

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Main Authors: CHEN, WEI, LIU, QIN, TAN, SHU-YUN, JIANG, YAN-HUI
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915429/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24649265
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3892/mco.2013.158
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