Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a single chain glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximately 70,000 daltons. Discovery of this embryo-specific protein in human fetal serum was reported in 1956 by Bergstrand and Czar.
alphafetoprotein (AFP) = in amniotic fluid = elevated in babies with NTDs and abdominal wall defects.
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