Look up: Alpha-fetoprotein

1. alpha fetoprotein
   [n] - an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
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2. alpha fetoprotein
   alpha foetoprotein noun an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
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3. alpha-fetoprotein
   This is a protein, produced by the fetus's liver, which can be detected in the mother's blood most accurately between the 16th and 18th weeks of pregnancy. High levels of AFP may be associated with a neural-tube birth defect called spina bifida; low levels may be associated with Down's syndrome.
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4. Alpha-fetoprotein
   (AFP) Substance found in the bloodstream of some men with testicular cancer. The level rises when the cancer is growing and falls when the cancer is shrinking. So a blood test can measure the progress of the disease and success of treatment.
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5. alpha-fetoprotein
   (= a-fetoprotein) Proteins from the serum of vertebrate embryos, which probably fulfil the function of albumin in the mature organism. Found in both glycosylated and nonglycosylated forms. Presence in the fluid of the amniotic sac is diagnostic of spina bifida in the human foetus.
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6. alpha-fetoprotein
   <protein, tumour marker> A protein substance that is normally produced by the liver cells. ... It is one of the first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during development of the embryo and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life. They reappear in the adult serum during ce...
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7. alpha-fetoprotein
   (AFP) (al″fә-fe″to-pro´tēn) α-fetoprotein (fe″to-pro´tēn) a plasma protein produced by the fetal liver, yolk sac, and gastrointestinal tract and also by hepatocellular carcinoma, germ cell neoplasms, and other cancers in adults; elevated levels may ...
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8. alpha-fetoprotein
   (from the article `diagnosis`) The most common screening test is an assay of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the maternal serum. Elevated levels are associated with neural tube defects ... Shed by the yolk sac and fetal liver, alpha-fetoprotein can be used to screen for neural tube defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida ... [2 relat...
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9. Alpha-fetoprotein
   A protein produced by a developing fetus that is present in amniotic fluid and in the mother's blood. The early blood test is called the triple screen and should be performed between the 15th and 18th week of pregnancy. . Abnormal levels of AFP can indicate abnormalities in the fetus. Elevated levels would be a sign of a neural tube defect and ...
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10. Alpha-Fetoprotein
    Alpha-fetoprotein is a protein that forms in the liver of the human foetus. Excessive quantities in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood may indicate spina bifida in the foetus; low levels may indicate Down's syndrome.
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11. alpha-fetoprotein
    A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor. Also called AFP.
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12. Alpha-fetoprotein
    `Alpha-fetoprotein` (`AFP`, `α-fetoprotein`; also sometimes called `alpha-1-fetoprotein` or `alpha-fetoglobulin`) is a issn = -->--> that in humans is encoded by the AFP gene.<ref name="pmid6192711">--><ref name="entrez">--> AFP is a major plasma protein produced ...
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