Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Is Associated with Abdominal Visceral Fat Accumulation in Female Korean Nonsmokers

BACKGROUND: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a tumor marker overexpressed in adenocarcinoma that has proinflammatory properties. Recent studies have reported that CEA is positively associated with carotid atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome. Because visceral obesity is a known risk factor for ca...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jee-Yon, Lee, Hyang-Kyu, Lee, Duk-Chul, Lee, Ji-Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3428363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22952699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043518

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3428363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22952699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043518

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