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The fucosylation index of alpha-fetoprotein as a possible prognostic indicator for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Aoyagi, Y., et al. , Am. Cancer Soc., 83, 2076–2082, 1998. Monitoring of lectin-reactive alpha-fetoproteins in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated using transactheter arterial embolization.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC [1]) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis. [2] HCC is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP, α-fetoprotein; also sometimes called alpha-1-fetoprotein, alpha-fetoglobulin, or alpha fetal protein) is a protein [5] [6] that in humans is encoded by the AFP gene. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The AFP gene is located on the q arm of chromosome 4 (4q13.3). [ 9 ]
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is significantly expressed in foetal liver. However, the mechanism that led to the suppression of AFP synthesis in adults is not fully known. Exposure of the liver to cancer-causing agents and arrest of liver maturation in childhood can lead to the rise in AFP. AFP can reach until 400–500 μg/L in hepatocellular ...
Previously it was estimated to be 20–40 years, mean ages 27 years, [25] but when analysis is restricted to those patients who are confirmed with a molecular test to have FLC, the age range is 10-40 and mean age of 21 years. [19] Unlike the more common HCC, patients most often do not have coexistent liver disease such as cirrhosis.
L1 is the form associated most commonly with liver disease and L3 is most commonly associated with malignant tumors. AFP-L3 can be used to detect hepatocellular carcinoma early on when compared to overall AFP levels. Liver cirrhosis can produce more AFP but a concentration over 200 can indicate hepatocellular carcinoma. [12]
FNH is associated with women of childbearing years and has been associated with women taking hormonal oral contraceptives. [2] This tumor is the result of a congenital arteriovenous malformation hepatocyte response. This process is one in which all normal constituents of the liver are present, but the pattern by which they are presented is ...
Elevated alpha-fetoprotein refers to a state where alpha-fetoprotein levels are outside of the reference range. There are two categories of AFP tests: tests performed on serum (blood plasma), and tests performed on amniotic fluid. Tests performed on serum are further categorized by the reason for performing the test: maternal serum, adult tumor ...