AFP
- Aliases
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- AFP
- Alpha-1-fetoprotein
- Alpha-fetoglobulin
- Alpha-fetoprotein
- FETA
- HP
- HPAFP
- Description
- From NCBI Gene: This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatocarcinoma and with teratoma, and has prognostic value for managing advanced gastric cancer. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2019]
Attributes
- QA State
- Curated
- Type
- Protein
- HGNC Name
- AFP
- Certifications
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- None
- QA State for Breast
- Curated
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- Certifications
- QA State for Liver
- Under Review
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- Certifications
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- None
- QA State for Ovary
- Under Review
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- A framework for evaluating biomarkers for early detection: validation of biomarker panels for ovarian cancer.
- Alpha-fetoprotein, des-gamma carboxyprothrombin, and lectin-bound alpha-fetoprotein in early hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Construction and analysis of the NCI-EDRN breast cancer reference set for circulating markers of disease.
- Ovarian cancer biomarker performance in prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial specimens.
- Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma may impair the performance of biomarkers: a comparison of AFP, DCP, and AFP-L3.
Non-Public Biomarker
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