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Lens culinaris agglutin (LCA)-affinity electrophoresis resolves serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) into three isoforms, AFP-L1, -L2 and -L3. The ratio of AFP-L3 to total AFP (AFP-L3%) is frequently high in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, and thus, it is widely used for early diagnosis of HCC. In the present study, we used the subfraction profile of LCA-binding AFP to diagnose and monitor testicular tumor activity.
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University of Tsukuba, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Urology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. rkawa@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
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