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Alphafetoprotein (AFP) is a glycoprotein of 63 000 Da molecular weight. It is synthesized in the fetal liver and yolk sac from the tenth week of gestation. AFP is a major serum protein in the fetus, but levels fall progressively during later fetal life and early childhood to very low levels by the second month. These low levels continue throughout adult life with only modest elevations in old age.
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Ward, T.M. (1995). Alphafetoprotein. In: Ward, T.M. (eds) Proteins and Tumour Markers May 1995. IAKD the Immunoassay Kit Directory, vol 1 / 3 / 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0681-8_5
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