Published April 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation on CEA and IL-6 contents in gastric juice

  • 1. Work's Hospital of Tongling, Tongling, Anhui (China). RIA Center

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Objective: To study the changes of CEA and IL-6 contents in blood and gastric juice in patients with gastric cancer and gastritis. Methods: CEA and IL-6 contents in blood and gastric juice were measured with RIA in 60 patients and 30 controls. Results: Gastric juice CEA and IL-6 contents in patients with gastric carcinoma were significantly higher than those in the controls (p < 0.001), however, CEA and IL-6 contents in patients with gastritis and controls were not much different. Conclusion: Gastric juice CEA and IL-6 assay is of diagnostic significance in patients with gastric malignant tumor

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioimmunology
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 70-71
ISSN
1008-9810