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Table 2 Comparison between CEA* mRNA and serum CEA in predicting recurrence

From: Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen messenger RNA in blood using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to predict recurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma

 

CEA mRNA

Serum CEA

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Recurrence

Yes

25

19

14

30

 

No

20

59

16

63

P

0.001

0.152

X 2

12.088

2.050

Sensitivity (%)

56.8

31.8

Specificity (%)

74.7

79.7

  1. * Carcinoembryonic antigen
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Journal of Translational Medicine

ISSN: 1479-5876

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