Are urine carcinoembryonic antigen levels more useful than serum levels for early detection of Bilharzial and non-Bilharzial urinary bladder carcinoma : observations of 43 Egyptian cases?
Urinary CEA is more useful than serum CEA in the early detection of urotherlial carcinoma particularly if provoked by bilharziasis. Its level is also correlated with the tumor stage.
None of the 9 recently identified SLE risk factors showed association with RA. Therefore, common genetic factors affecting the pathogenesis of these 2 disorders seem to be limited, revealing that the genetic component contributes to the different expression of these diseases.