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Review
. 1991 Apr;3(2):230-4.

Alpha-fetoprotein

A Drugan  1 , E Dvorin, J E Obrien, M P Johnson, M I Evans
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  • PMID: 1717020
Review

Alpha-fetoprotein

A Drugan et al. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Apr.

Abstract

The past year has seen major challenges to existing maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein testing protocols for both neural tube defects and chromosomal anomalies. These challenges are reviewed along with the physiology of alpha-fetoprotein; the use of amniocentesis, ultrasonography, and additional serum markers in women with elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels; and epidemiologic implications of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening.

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