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  #1

Name all the diseases that alpha feto protein is of value in diagnosis

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  #2

hepatocellular carcinoma
prenatal diagnosis of anencephaly and other open neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
wrong dates for a pregnancy, multiple gestation.

  #3

endodermal sinus tumor(germ cell tumor)

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  #4

In down syndrome it is usually Decreased.

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  #5

fetal aneuploides(decrease maternal AFP)

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  #6

AFP levels can be abnormally low which indicate:
The pregnancy is inaccurately dated.
Trisomy-21 (Down syndrome)

Higher concentrations of AFP levels indicate:
A neural tube defect such as spina bifida (failure of the spinal column to dose completely).
Other rarer abnormalities.
Threatened abortion.
Twins (or triplets) are expected.
Abruptio placentae.
The pregnancy is inaccurately dated.

malignacies associated r
germ cell tumors of ovaries and testies
hepatoma
and minor in pancrieatic and colon ca....

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  #7

beating this to the ground :-increased with
-mixed tumors with a yolk sac component.

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