PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S H Chan
AU  - S H Heng
AU  - S L Yo
AU  - C J Oon
TI  - Comparison of various assays for detection of AFP in differentiating patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma from controls.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.33.8.792
DP  - 1980 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 792--793
VI  - 33
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/33/8/792.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/33/8/792.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1980 Aug 01; 33
AB  - Four assays for the detection of alphafetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were evaluated. The frequency of AFP detection was compared in 89 HCC patients and in 71 patients with chronic active hepatitis/cirrhosis. Of the four assays, immunodiffusion, counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE), supplement CIE, and radioimmunoassay, the best for differentiating patients with HCC from those with chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis was CIE.