Alpha fetoprotein as marker for a case of orbital yolk sac tumour.
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Lectin affinity electrophoresis in a yolk sac tumour in the vagina with yolk sac tumour-type glycoform of alpha fetoprotein.
AIMS To investigate a potential diagnostic use of alpha fetoprotein (alpha FP) isoform analysis by lectin affinity electrophoresis to distinguish between endodermal sinus tumours arising in the vagina in infants from those at other sites. METHODS alpha FP in the serum of a patient with a vaginal endodermal sinus tumour was analysed for its isoforms by lectin affinity electrophoresis. The isof...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.79.8.787-a