| Value |
500
ng/ml
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Lausted CG, Hu Z, Hood LE. Quantitative serum proteomics from surface plasmon resonance imaging. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2008 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]- link pp. 8 PubMed ID18678562
|
| Primary Source |
Fujiyama S, Tanaka M, Maeda S, Ashihara H, Hirata R, Tomita K. Tumor markers in early diagnosis, follow-up and management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology. 200262 Suppl 1:57-63.PubMed ID11868787
|
| Method |
A high-throughput, label-free method for analyzing serum using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) imaging of antibody microarrays. |
| Comments |
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein normally produced by immature liver cells in the fetus. Levels fall below 10 ng/ml by one year of age. In adults, levels about 500 ng/mL are only seen in hepatic cell carcinoma (HCC), metastatic liver cancer, and germ cell tumors[ |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
102315 |