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Evaluation of Serum Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin for the Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Main characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

NAuthorYearCountryNumber of patientsSensitivitySpecificityCutoff point (mAU/mL)AUROC

1Young Joon Yoon et al.2009Korea2060.5190.97400.777
2Seung In Seo et al.2015Korea12550.7390.897400.854
3Xiumei Wang et al.2017China1130.52210.814932.090.756
4Shujing Huang et al.2017China1630.850.90400.893
5Xiao-Qiong Tang et al.2017China3660.8240.959400.923
6Chen et al.2018China4590.7200.93749.50.863