ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the ARCHITECT AFP test, which may help doctors detect serious birth defects and the progression of testicular ...

An alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test is a blood test that measures the amount of AFP present in blood. It’s usually part of what’s called a triple screen or quad screen in the second trimester of pregnancy ...

Q: My blood test AFP came back abnormal. I was told not to worry, but that I needed to see a specialist. What does an abnormal AFP mean? AFP is a glycoprotein produced by the fetus early in gestation ...

A race-based adjustment to test-result values from a common prenatal screening should be discontinued, according to a study published this week in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The adjustment has ...

Many imaging and serologic tests have been evolved to help predict the occurrence of congenital disease. One such test is the maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening test (MS-AFP). The MS-AFP test ...