α-Fetoprotein Assay Kit (AFP)

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a fetuin, which contains 3% sugar and molecular weight is about 70,000. AFP is abound in the fetal period , decreased rapidly after birth, the serum level is minimal in normal person. Fetoprotein is the most important diagnostic indicators of primary liver cancer, for it sharply rises in patients with primary liver cancer. Diagnosis of hepato cellular carcinoma (HCC) by Fetoprotein, not only to observe its absolute value, but also to observe the dynamic changes, the dynamic changes of AFP are: sustained high concentration type : diagnostic specificity is high, the majority of them are middle or advanced liver cancer; saddle -shaped, which is rare,but easily missed. The liver cancer often have significant performance when AFP elevated in the peak of the saddle; 3)a sharp rise type : which is more common in the higher degree of malignancy tumors, spread rapidly, but accidentally AFP rise sharply, accompany decreased rapidly with ALT elevated acute hepatic necrosis; a steady increase type , regular inspection, steadily increase, is with most diagnostic value; repeated wave type , which is common in acute and chronic benign liver disease. And AFP concentration elevating and going down in human serum is with great value in disease development, efficiency of liver cancer recurrence and observation.