Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-405

  Li, Xiaxin ^a,c   Alexander, Sarah ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Autosomal dominant inheritance; Congenital disorders; Liver diseases; Pediatric oncology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD; HEALTH; MALE; METABOLISM; PEDIGREE;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 58949104632     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21816     Document Type: Article

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