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alpha fetoprotein
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alpha fetoprotein [′al·fə ¦fēd·ō′prō‚tēn]
(immunology)
A serum protein that has become associated with the detection of certain types of cancer and fetal abnormalities. Abbreviated AFP.


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For HCC biomarkers, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP, 19-fold), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1, 9-fold), cytokeratin 8 (6-fold), cytokeratin 18 (3-fold) and cytokeratin 19 (11-fold), were dramatically increased in arsenic-induced HCC.
, has completed enrollment for a Phase IIa pilot study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with its immunomodulatory drug candidate, MM-093, a recombinant version of human alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).
For NSGCTs, tumor markers may be followed; when tumor markers such as human chorionic gonadotropin or alpha-fetoprotein remain elevated, salvage chemotherapy is indicated.
 
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