Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, All Saints' Hospital, Chatham, Kent, UK.
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Short-term variation in the level of α-fetoprotein in maternal serum
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb08615.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 90, Issue 3, pages 235–237, March 1983
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How to Cite
HOUGHTON, D. J., NEWNHAM, J. P., KITAU, M. J. and CHARD, T. (1983), Short-term variation in the level of α-fetoprotein in maternal serum. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 90: 235–237. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb08615.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 2 August 1982 Accepted 5 November 1982
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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.