one hundred and twenty-eight patients bearing primary malignancies of the large bowel were studied to ascertain the value of acute-phase reactant proteins ( serum protein hexose , ceruloplasmin , transferrin , alpha-1-antitrypsin , seromucoid and haptoglobin ) either alone or in conjunction with carcinoembryonic antigen to accurately reflect the disease status of patients both before and after resection of their large bowel malignancy .
C0001347
acute-phase reactant
C0007841
ceruloplasmin