But 10 percent of those tested are found to have too much alpha-fetoprotein in their blood.

The test is for alpha-fetoprotein in the mother's blood.

Levels of certain substances in the fluid sample, such as alpha-fetoprotein, can also be checked.

The most common method of testing for hepatoblastoma is to a blood test checking the Alpha-fetoprotein.

Alpha-fetoprotein a molecule produced in the developing embryo and fetus.

The level of alpha-fetoprotein in the blood.

'And he did do the alpha-fetoprotein screening this week?'

Elevation of alpha-fetoprotein has been seen in pancreatoblastoma.

Amniocentesis (to look for increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein)

In some cases the second trimester can see elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels, though this is also an indicator of many other conditions.

Alpha-fetoprotein, the predominant serum protein of the fetus which gives way to albumin in the adult.

"Your alpha-fetoprotein is slightly elevated.

In the 1970s, he showed that fetal neural tube defects could be detected by measuring alpha-fetoprotein in the mother's blood.

Elevated alpha-fetoprotein refers to a state where Alpha-fetoprotein levels are outside of the reference range.

The only prenatal screen routinely recommended for every pregnancy is an alpha-fetoprotein, or AFP, level.

Alpha-Fetoprotein in Blood.

Increased serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein are sometimes found in Citrullinemia and Argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency.

This is because, DES is an artificial estrogen that alpha-fetoprotein does not bind to.

The disorder can be screened for during pregnancy by finding elevated levels of alpha-fetoprotein on a routine sampling of amniotic fluid.

At my routine November exam, Dr. Shapiro informed me that my alpha-fetoprotein was rising again.

The MSAFP test measures the level of alpha-fetoprotein, a protein produced by the fetus.

Vitamin D-binding protein belongs to the albumin gene family, together with human serum albumin and alpha-fetoprotein.

Combined with alpha-fetoprotein, β-HCG is an excellent tumor marker for the monitoring of germ cell tumors.

Non-invasive techniques include examinations of the woman's womb through ultrasonography and maternal serum screens (i.e. Alpha-fetoprotein).

A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related, including serum albumin, alpha-fetoprotein, vitamin D-binding protein and afamin.

This is a routine blood test, which establishes the level of alphafetoprotein.

To jest rutynowe badanie krwi, które ustali poziom alfafetoproteiny.

A recent survey found that only about 60% of district health authorities were carrying out alphafetoprotein tests on all pregnant women in their district.

Ostatnie badanie stwierdziło, że tylko o 60% regionu władze zdrowotne przeprowadzają testy alfafetoproteiny o wszystkich kobietach w ciąży w ich regionie.

At 14 to 16 weeks of pregnancy, a woman may want to have a blood test for alphafetoprotein, a preliminary test for a type of central nervous system birth defect.

Przy 14 do 16 tygodni ciąży, kobieta może chcieć przejść badanie krwi dla alfafetoproteiny, wstępny test dla typu ośrodkowego układu nerwowego wada wrodzona.

Alphafetoprotein (AFP or triple) screening: Most women can expect to get AFP testing during their pregnancy.

Alfafetoproteina (AFP albo potrójny) sprawdzanie: większość kobiet może spodziewać się, że dostać testowanie AFP podczas ich ciąży.

If the fluid has a large amount of alphafetoprotein and if it also has a neurotransmitter, acetylcholinesterase, that escapes through the hole in the spinal cord, the fetus almost certainly has a neural tube defect.

Jeśli płyn ma duża ilość alfafetoproteiny a jeśli to również ma neurotransmiter, acetylcholinesterase, to ucieka przez dziurę w rdzeniu kręgowym, płód prawie na pewno ma wada cewki nerwowej.

The first step is a blood test that looks for high levels of a fetal protein, alphafetoprotein, that can spill out of the opening in the spinal cord, into the amniotic fluid and move from there to the woman's blood.

Pierwszy schodek jest badaniem krwi, które szuka wysokich poziomów płodowego białka, alfafetoproteina, to móc wylewać się z otworu w rdzeniu kręgowym, do płynu owodniowego i ruszać się stamtąd do krwi kobiety.

If there is any reason to suspect a possible abnormality in the baby, such as two blood tests showing high levels of alphafetoprotein, or simply if you are over 35 (older mothers are more likely to have babies with genetic disorders), your doctor will offer you an amniocentesis or possibly a chorionic villus test.

Jeśli jest jakikolwiek powód podejrzewać możliwą anomalię w dziecku, taki jak dwa badania krwi pokazujące wysokie poziomy alfafetoproteiny, albo po prostu jeśli masz ukończone 35 lat (starsze matki są bardziej mające duże szanse mieć dzieci z zaburzeniami genetycznymi), twój lekarz zaproponuje ci amniocentezę albo być może kosmówkowy test kosmka.

A blood test can check for rising levels of alpha fetoprotein, indicative of fetal problems.

Alpha fetoprotein: A substance produced by the fetus.

Serum alpha fetoprotein is not elevated in classical seminoma.

To test for the birth defects, technicians first look for the fetal protein, alpha fetoprotein, in the pregnant woman's blood.

Certain body chemicals such as alpha fetoprotein and beta human chorionic gonadotrophin are produced by some testicular cancers.

The benefits of serum alpha fetoprotein and abdominal sonography as screening tools for HCC have not been studied in children.

Such tumor markers are, for instance, CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) and AFP (alpha fetoprotein).

In the fourth phase of progress, population-based antenatal screening - maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and ultrasound screening, sometimes complemented by amniocentesis - has been proven to have a substantial effect.

As they report in the current issue of The Lancet, a British medical journal, alpha fetoprotein and estriol levels are low in the first trimester in blood of women carrying fetuses with Down's syndrome.

Some clinicians recommend monitoring HBV-infected children or adolescents for HCC with baseline screening and then yearly determinations of serum alpha fetoprotein levels and abdominal ultrasonography; however, no data support the benefit of such surveillance (641,657,659,660).

Some experts will perform periodic sonographic screening at defined intervals (every 2--5 years) in children with chronic HCV infection; others will do these tests only in those with advanced liver disease and/or rising serum alpha fetoprotein concentrations (748).

Other tests may include liver function tests (LFT), CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, biphasic helical CAT scan, alpha fetoprotein, PIVKA-II, glucose, hepatitis screening, and ECG.

Second trimester maternal serum screening (AFP screening, triple screen, quad screen, or penta screen) can check levels of alpha fetoprotein, β-hCG, inhibin-A, estriol, and h-hCG (hyperglycosolated hCG) in the woman's serum.

The researchers have discovered, by chance more than by design, that at about 16 to 18 weeks into gestation fetuses with Down's syndrome are making abnormally small amounts of two fetal proteins, estriol and alpha fetoprotein, and abnormally large amounts of another, human chorionic gonadotropin.

Same Blood Sample Used Doctors already routinely obtain blood samples from women at the 16th week of pregnancy to test for alpha fetoprotein levels as a screening test for neural tube defects, developmental defects that can often lead to partial paralysis and sometimes to mental retardation.

Women with high levels of the protein in their blood are referred for sonograms and those with suspicious sonograms are referred for amniocentesis, in which doctors examine the amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus and confirm the high levels of alpha fetoprotein.

Although no evidence-based long-term monitoring guidelines exist for children with perinatally acquired HCV, many experts monitor HCV RNA levels and serum transaminase levels every 6--12 months and hemogram and serum alpha fetoprotein levels annually (748).

First trimester maternal serum screening can check levels of free β-hCG, PAPP-A, alpha fetoprotein, intact or beta hCG, inhibin-A, or h-hCG in the woman's serum, and combine these with the measurement of nuchal translucency (NT).