Serum mucin 3A as a potential biomarker for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Conclusion: The diagnostic efficiency for EHCC of MUC3A is obviously superior to CA19-9 and CEA, and a high level of serum MUC3A indicates a poor prognosis, therefore, MUC3A can be used as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for EHCC.

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - May 26, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jing Wang Haibin Zhou Yucheng Wang Haitao Huang Jing Yang Weigang Gu Xiaofeng Zhang Jianfeng Yang Source Type: research