Alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
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- Adult: 2-16 ng/ml
- Normal pregnancy: 550 ng/ml
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- Tumor marker for paticular type of malignancy in non-pregnant adults
- To monitor the tumor's response to antineoplastic medication.
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- Gonadal germinal tumor
- Primary cancer of the liver
- Cancer of the pancreas, gall bladder, bile duct, or stomach
- Spina bifida
- Myelomeningocele
- Anencephaly
- Fetal death
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- Recent radioisotopic scan
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