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Table 4 Tumour marker values according to disease aetiology recorded as mean ± standard deviation

From: Utility of serum des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma among Nigerians, a case–control study

Disease Aetiology

Number of patients (%)

DCP(mAU/ml)

AFP(IU/L)

 HBV-related HCC

41(66.1 %)

1886.2 ± 410.6

149.0 ± 165.2

 Non-HBV-related HCC

21(33.9 %)

1128.3 ± 893.0

59.8 ± 78.4