Serum YKL-40 Independently Predicts Outcome after Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Cheng-Bao Zhu; Can Wang; Li-Li Chen; Guo-Liang Ma; Shi-Cai Zhang; Liang Su; Jian-Jun Tian; Zhong-Tao Gai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044648

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Serum YKL-40 Independently Predicts Outcome after Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Cheng-Bao Zhu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cheng-Bao Zhu, Can Wang, Li-Li Chen

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Can Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cheng-Bao Zhu, Can Wang, Li-Li Chen

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Li-Li Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cheng-Bao Zhu, Can Wang, Li-Li Chen

Affiliation Department of Traditonal Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology, The Second People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Guo-Liang Ma,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, the People's Hospital of Laiwu, Laiwu, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Shi-Cai Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tumour Hospital of Taian, Taian, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Liang Su,

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Jian-Jun Tian ,

* E-mail: tjjjcyy@126.com (J-JT); gztjcyy@126.com (Z-TG)

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Zhong-Tao Gai

* E-mail: tjjjcyy@126.com (J-JT); gztjcyy@126.com (Z-TG)

Affiliation Department of Hepatology, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Serum YKL-40 Independently Predicts Outcome after Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Cheng-Bao Zhu,
Can Wang,
Li-Li Chen,
Guo-Liang Ma,
Shi-Cai Zhang,
Liang Su,
Jian-Jun Tian,
Zhong-Tao Gai

Published: September 6, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044648

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