Alpha-fetoprotein in primary liver cancer and other diseases.

M Kew - Gut, 1974 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an alpha1 globulin normally present in high concentration in fetal
serum but in only very small amounts thereafter. Although many of its physico-chemical …

Alpha-fetoprotein: occurrence in certain malignant diseases and review of clinical applications

JB Smith - The Medical clinics of North America, 1970 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PIP: Several large studies have established the usefulness of alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
detection as a diagnostic test in patients suspected of having primary hepatoma. in the …

Prospective study of α-fetoprotein in cirrhotic patients monitored for development of hepatocellular carcinoma

H Oka, A Tamori, T Kuroki, K Kobayashi… - Hepatology, 1994 - journals.lww.com
The usefulness of measurements of serum α-fetoprotein elevation for diagnosis of the
development of hepatocellular carcinoma was evaluated by a prospective study of 260 …

Radioimmunoassay of alpha-fetoprotein in primary and secondary cancer of the liver

E Ruoslahti, M Seppälä, P Vuopio… - Journal of the …, 1972 - academic.oup.com
The serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentration was determined by radioimmunoassay in
14 primary liver cancers and 17 secondary liver cancers. With this method, unlike any …

[引用][C] Serum α‐fetoprotein in the relatively early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma and its relationship to gross anatomical types

K Okuda, Y Kubo, H Obata - Annals of the New York Academy …, 1975 - Wiley Online Library
The early expectations that serum a-fetoprotein (AFP) would make it possible to detect small,
operable hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) have not yet been met. In the majority of …

Role of serum alpha-fetoprotein in pre-and post-orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for malignant disease.

E Andorno, M Salizzoni, R Schieroni… - The Journal of Nuclear …, 1989 - europepmc.org
We have examined serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentrations in the pre-and post-
orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) period of a population of 19 adult patients.(Five with …

[引用][C] Clinical significance of α‐fetoprotein in hepatitis and liver cirrhosis

Y Endo, K Kanai, T Oda, K Mitamura… - Annals of the New …, 1975 - Wiley Online Library
Methods AFP is measured by double immunodiffusion (micro-Ouchterlony methods), single
radial immunodiffusion and RIA previously described." Ten ng/ml to 500 ng/ml of serum AFP …

[引用][C] Immunofluorescence studies on α-fetoprotein in hepatoma tissue

M Nishioka, T Ibata, K Miyazato, K Okita, K Hironaga… - Gann Monograph in Cancer …, 1973

Serum α-fetoprotein in the early stage of human hepatocellular carcinoma

DS Chen, JL Sung, JC Shed, MY Lai, SW How, HC Hsu… - Gastroenterology, 1984 - Elsevier
The serum α-fetoprotein levels of 17 patients with cancers≥ 3 cm in size were studied using
radioimmunoassay to determine α-fetoprotein response in the early stage of human …

Elevation of serum alpha-fetoprotein in anemic patients

F Masahiro, U Haruto - Clinica Chimica Acta, 1981 - Elsevier
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is present in the serum of normal healthy adults; an increase in level
has been found as a rule in patients with diseases that can affect the liver. In the course of …