0006254 Elevated alpha-fetoprotein

synonym Increased levels of alpha fetoprotein Increased serum alpha-fetoprotein Serum alpha-fetoprotein increased

comment An elevation of alpha-feto protein, which is produced by the fetal liver and the yolk sac and may be increased in the serum of pregnant women with a fetus with some types of developmental anomaly such as open neural tube defects and omphalocele.