"alpha-Fetoproteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during FETAL DEVELOPMENT and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life.
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D000509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.790.106.092 D12.776.320.525.500 D12.776.377.228.500 D12.776.377.715.085.092 D23.101.140.050
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Fetoproteins" by people in Profiles.
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HES V2.0 validation and performance compared to GALAD and ASAP in the HEDS cohort. J Hepatol. 2026 Mar; 84(3):578-586.
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Phase 3 Validation of PAaM for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Stratification in Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar; 168(3):556-567.e7.
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National Liver Cancer Screening Trial (TRACER) study protocol. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Nov 01; 8(11).
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Limited Role of MSAFP Screening for Prenatal Omphalocele Detection. J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Dec; 43(12):2303-2310.
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in a Contemporary Cohort of At-Risk Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 04 01; 7(4):e248755.
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Comparative Clinicopathologic and Genomic Analysis of Hepatocellular Neoplasm, Not Otherwise Specified, and Hepatoblastoma. Mod Pathol. 2024 Feb; 37(2):100385.
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Recall patterns and risk of primary liver cancer for subcentimeter ultrasound liver observations: a multicenter study. Hepatol Commun. 2023 03 01; 7(3).
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DETECT: Development of Technologies for Early HCC Detection. Gastroenterology. 2022 07; 163(1):21-27.
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Utility of serum angiopoietin-2 as diagnostic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2022 05; 46(5):101909.
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The Performance of AFP, AFP-3, DCP as Biomarkers for Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A Phase 3 Biomarker Study in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 02; 21(2):415-423.e4.