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Alpha-fetoprotein improves early detection of liver cancer with cirrhosis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Magnetic resonance imaging alone to detect early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma had a low level of sensitivity ...
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Alpha-fetoprotein up-regulated the expression of c-Src in hepatoma cells is PTEN/AKT signaling pathway dependent or independent.

Molecular tumor imaging with 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals using software fusion SPECT-CT. Background: The evidences indicated that alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) harbors a function to promote the proliferation ...
Nature

Diagnostic and mechanistic implications of serum free light chains, albumin and alpha-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma

Mass spectroscopy analysis suggested low serum albumin and high immunoglobulin free light chain (sFLC) levels may have diagnostic value in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our aims were to apply ...
Healthline

Liver Cancer Tumor Markers: Their Role in Diagnosis and Treatment

Doctors often monitor tumor markers in the blood to help diagnose and treat liver cancer. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most common tumor marker that doctors monitor. Tumor markers, also called ...
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Eureka Therapeutics Announces Publication of Crystal Structure of TCR Mimic Redirected T Cells Targeting Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) for Liver Cancer

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eureka Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell therapies to treat solid tumors, today announced the publication of a ...
Nature

Congenital deficiency of alpha feto-protein

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the main fetus serum glycoprotein with a very low concentration in the adult. AFP deficiency is a rare phenomenon. We studied two families with congenital AFP deficiency and ...