Global AFP Testing Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most widely found plasma protein in human fetus. The AFP protein found in humans is encoded by the AFP gene that is located on chromosome 4. It is a major plasma protein which is produced during fetal development in yolk sac and the liver. AFP is a glycoprotein which is found in monomeric, dimeric and trimeric forms. The protein is normally made by immature liver cells in the fetus therefore; infants have higher levels of AFP,...
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