Outside of pregnancy, the
AFP test is used to detect liver disease, certain cancers, and to monitor the progress of any cancer treatment.
However, national health insurance covers only one
AFP test, which is not satisfactory for testing time-trends of a patient's AFP level.
The
AFP test induces anxiety--for every 10,000 women who screen positive, only 3 will have a baby with spina bifida," Dr.
Frields testified that he talked to Nathaniel's mother about having an ultrasound and her
AFP test done in two weeks.
The combination of the MSP assay with the
AFP test further improved the rate of HCC detection to 62% (28 of 45).
All subjects included in the study had at least a 1 in 190 chance of having a baby with Down syndrome, based on the cutoff for a positive
AFP test set by the state of California.
AFP test kits based upon familiar RIA and EIA techniques are available from several manufacturers.
AFP Test Volume and Diagnostics Sales Forecast by Market Segment
Dr Ashique Ali Jokhio representative of Anti Polio campaign in Larkana told media men that 17
AFP tests were carried out from January 2012 to June 2012 in Institute
