1) Alpha fetoprotein 2) Alpha foetoprotein 3) Alphafetoprotein 4) AP rival 5) Fetoprotein 6) Foetoprotein 
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 alpha-fetoprotein.
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American Family Physician [periodical, périodique]
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Synonym for 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 certain pathologic...
alpha-fetoprotein.
see alpha-fetoprotein.
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Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for α-fetoproteins. See: fetoproteins
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 lo...
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Alpha-fetoprotein
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alphafetoprotein.