Alpha-Fetoprotein: From a Diagnostic Biomarker to a Key Role in Female Fertility

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a well-known diagnostic biomarker used in medicine to detect fetal developmental anomalies such as neural tube defects or Down's syndrome, or to follow up the development of tumors such as hepatocellular carcinomas. However, and despite the fact that the protein was d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christelle De Mees, Julie Bakker, Josiane Szpirer, Claude Szpirer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-01-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/117727190600100002