"alpha-Fetoproteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				The first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during FETAL DEVELOPMENT and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life.
    
			
			
				
				
					
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							D000509
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							 D12.776.124.790.106.092 D12.776.320.525.500 D12.776.377.228.500 D12.776.377.715.085.092 D23.101.140.050 
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Fetoproteins" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in AFP. Am Fam Physician. 2023 Jan; 107(1):11-12.
															
								 
							
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Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Modifier of Anatomic Criteria for Transplantation of HCC Patients. Transplant Proc. 2021 Apr; 53(3):833-838.
															
								 
							
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Laboratory screening and diagnosis of open neural tube defects, 2019 revision: a technical standard of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med. 2020 03; 22(3):462-474.
															
								 
							
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Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Need to Increase Awareness. Am J Med. 2017 09; 130(9):1007-1008.
															
								 
							
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Changes in the Glycosylation of Kininogen and the Development of a Kininogen-Based Algorithm for the Early Detection of HCC. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 05; 26(5):795-803.
															
								 
							
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A novel prognostic biomarker SPC24 up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncotarget. 2015 Dec 01; 6(38):41383-97.
															
								 
							
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Screening and detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Liver Dis. 2015 May; 19(2):295-307.
															
								 
							
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Foxa1 functions as a pioneer transcription factor at transposable elements to activate Afp during differentiation of embryonic stem cells. J Biol Chem. 2010 May 21; 285(21):16135-44.
															
								 
							
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A potential pitfall in 18O-based N-linked glycosylation site mapping. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2007; 21(5):674-82.
															
								 
							
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Ricin fusion toxin targeted to the human granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor is selectively toxic to acute myeloid leukemia cells. Leuk Res. 1997 Jul; 21(7):681-90.