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AFP

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000313

A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor. Also called alpha-fetoprotein.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000313
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsalpha-fetoprotein
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000313",
  "term": "AFP",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor. Also called alpha-fetoprotein.",
  "expansions": [
    "alpha-fetoprotein"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/afp/"
}

Record 528 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.