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Short‐term variation in the level of α‐fetoprotein in maternal serum
Author(s) -
HOUGHTON D. J.,
NEWNHAM J. P.,
KITAU MURIEL J.,
CHARD T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb08615.x
Subject(s) - term (time) , variation (astronomy) , physiology , medicine , andrology , endocrinology , astrophysics , quantum mechanics , physics
Summary. Serial serum levels of α‐fetoprotein (AFP) were examined over a 24‐h period in six subjects. A short‐term variation was demonstrated which was significantly greater than that due to the assay alone, but which showed no particular pattern. These findings may explain why an‘abnormal’AFP level frequently reverts to a‘normal’level on second sampling.