The serum AFP concentration in man falls rapidly after birth and its synthesis in adult life is
normally repressed. However, AFP is synthesized in large amounts by human …

This preliminary study was carried out to evaluate the behavior of AFP in 155 patients with
benign diffuse liver diseases who underwent thorough clinical and laboratory evaluation …

KAZUHISA TAKETA in Hepatology a-Fetoprotein (AFP) is a fetal serum protein (1, 2), and its
reappearance in mice with hepatoma was demonstrated by Abelev et al.(3) in 1963 and in …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a well-established marker of hepatocellular carcinoma, yolk sac
tumor, and other AFP-producing tumors mostly of gastrointestinal origin. The high sensitivity …

The association between serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and transplantable hepatocellular
carcinoma in mice was reported by the Russian investigator Abelev in 1963. Subsequent …

Serum alphafetoprotein (AFP) levels were determined by radioimmunoassay for 80 patients
with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC), 40 with metastatic liver cancer (MLC), and …

Measurement of serum AFP can be useful in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). AFP is a fetal protein that is not normally present in the serum of adults but is …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the major protein component of fetal serum, is synthesized by the
visceral endoderm of the yolk sack during early fetal life and subsequently by the fetal liver …

AFP is an oncofetal protein found in increased levels in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver
metastasis and other benign liver diseases. PURPOSE--To know the behaviour of this …

In a surveillance program for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), serum alpha-fetoprotein
(AFP) was determined every 4 months in 164 patients with liver cirrhosis. Ultrasonography …