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Table 4 Correlation of the tumor volume and stage with the VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio and AFP-L3%

From: VWF/ADAMTS13 ratio as a potential biomarker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

Variable

Correlation coefficients

P value

Tumor volume vs. VWF/ADAMTS13

0.58

0.0002

Tumor stage vs. VWF/ADAMTS13

0.38

0.046

Tumor volume vs. AFP-L3%

0.18

0.91

Tumor stage vs. AFP-L3%

0.28

0.86

  1. HCC, hepatocelullar carcinoma
  2. ADAMTS13, a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13
  3. VWF, von Willebrand factor; ADAMTS13:AC, ADAMTS13 activity
  4. VWF:Ag, von Willebrand factor antigen
  5. AFP-L3%, Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein
  6. VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC, ratio of VWF:Ag to ADAMTS13:AC
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BMC Gastroenterology

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