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Human Alphafetoprotein 1956–1978

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Advances in Human Genetics 9

Part of the book series: Advances in Human Genetics ((AHUG,volume 9))

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Abstract

Since its discovery in 1956, human alphafetoprotein (AFP) has been intensively studied, and although investigations of certain biological properties of AFP are still beset with contradictions and conjectures, there are now several important areas in which sound experimental evidence and clinical observations permit definitive conclusions.

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