Fig. 3
From: VWF/ADAMTS13 ratio as a potential biomarker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma
Correlation of the VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio with platelet count. The platelet count is significantly higher in cirrhotic patients with HCC and a VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio ≥ 5 than in those with VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio < 5. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences between the indicated experimental groups (p < 0.05). VWF, von Willebrand factor; VWF:Ag, VWF antigen; ADAMTS13, a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13; ADAMTS13:AC, ADAMTS13 activity; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma