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Screening and surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma by serum des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin in patients with glycogen storage disease type Ia

  • Andrea B. Schreuder*
  • , Ruben J. Overduin
  • , Nicole Chantal Peltenburg
  • , Lonneke de Boer
  • , Frank A.J.A. Bodewes
  • , Terry G.J. Derks
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University Medical Centre Groningen
  • University of Groningen
  • Radboud University Medical Center

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Abstract

No sensitive tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is available for patients with glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa), in whom alpha-fetoprotein and carcino-embryonic antigen levels often remain normal. We describe increased levels of the HCC tumor marker des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) in GSDIa patients with HCC. In one case DCP levels normalized after liver transplantation. We recommend including DCP as a screening HCC tumor marker in the surveillance of patients with GSDIa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-211
Number of pages5
JournalJIMD Reports
Volume65
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors. JIMD Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of SSIEM.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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