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  2. Alpha-fetoprotein - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Fetal protein - Wikipedia

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    Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the predominant serum protein of the fetus which gives way to albumin in the adult. AFP is categorized as an oncofetal protein because it is also found in tumors. [1] Fetal hemoglobin, the fetal version of hemoglobin. [2] Fetal Troponin T and Troponin I isoforms. Structure of Fetal Hemoglobin

  4. Elevated alpha-fetoprotein - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Carcinoembryonic antigen - Wikipedia

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    M5A-DOTA was coupled with 225-Ac , which is an alpa emitter, and an in vivo study was performed where cytokine therapy was combined with a-therapy. [30] The result of the study revealed the benefit of combining these two treamtents. Based on the results of this study, an ongoing clinical phase I study is currently underway (NCT05204147).

  6. Hepatoblastoma - Wikipedia

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    The most common method of testing for hepatoblastoma is a blood test checking the alpha-fetoprotein level. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is used as a biomarker to help determine the presence of liver cancer in children. At birth, infants have relatively high levels of AFP, which fall to normal adult levels by the second year of life.

  7. Enzyme replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Substrate reduction therapy is FDA approved and there is at least one treatment available on the market. [10] Gene therapy aims to replace a missing protein in the body through the use of vectors, usually viral vectors. [11] In gene therapy, a gene encoding for a certain protein is inserted into a vector. [11]

  8. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare life-threatening complication of pregnancy that occurs in the third trimester or the immediate period after delivery. [1] It is thought to be caused by a disordered metabolism of fatty acids by mitochondria in the fetus, caused by long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. [2]

  9. Asfotase alfa - Wikipedia

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    Hypophosphatasia is caused by a genetic defect of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP), an enzyme that plays a role in bone mineralization. Asfotase alfa is a recombinant glycoprotein that contains the catalytic domain (the active site) of TNSALP. It is thus a form of enzyme replacement therapy. [5] [12]