Alpha-fetoprotein as a biomarker for recessive ataxias
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Alpha-fetoprotein as a biomarker for recessive ataxias.
MD, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo SP, Brazil; MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, UNIFESP. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a fetal protein produced in the yolk sac and in the fetal liver. AFP has been implicated in both ontogenic and oncogenic growth disorders. Although the main biologic role of AFP during pregnancy re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000600022