Clinical significance of a-L-Fucosidase activity in the diagnosisof primary hepatic carcinoma / 重庆医科大学学报

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Objective: To analyse the clinical significance of a-L-Fucosidase(AFU) in the diagnosis of primary hepatic carcinoma(PHC).Methods: The activity of serum AFU was measured in 33 patients with PHC,42 patients with cirrhosis,37 patients whit hepatitis,10 patients with secondary liver cancer,37 patients with other malignant tumors and 80 normal persons.The differences of the level of AFU between the groups were compared.Results: The mean serum AFU activity was significantly higher in patients with PHC(41.2?14.1 U/L) than that in normal persons(20.5?7.2U/L),secondary liver cancer(22.2?13.6 U/L),other kinds of malignant tumors(22.0?7.1 U/L),P