Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary cancer of the liver with high
morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Since 1963, when alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was …

The many physiologic roles of human alpha-fetoprotein (HAFP) and its correlation with
perinatal distress/pregnancy outcome are rarely addressed together in the biomedical …

Colorectal tumorigenesis is driven by alterations in genes and proteins responsible for
cancer initiation, progression, and invasion. This multistage process is based on a dense …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a major embryo-and tumor-associated protein capable of binding
and transporting a variety of hydrophobic ligands, including estrogens. AFP has been shown …

Short linear motifs (SLiMs) are evolutionarily conserved functional modules of proteins that
represent amino acid stretches composed of 3 to 10 residues. The biological activities of two …

Human cytoplasmic alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) has been classified as a member of the
albuminoid gene family. The protein sequence of AFP has significant homology to that of …

This paper was aimed to review the literature data from native and foreign sources
accumulated for 40-years period of research of the features of the molecular structure …

This review summarizes and analyzes data on structural and functional relationships
between cell adhesion proteins and α-fetoprotein (AFP), which play an important role in …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a major embryo-specific and tumor-associated protein which is
characteristic for all mammals and, possibly, for all vertebrates. Experimental data …

Background Serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) level is normal in 30–40% of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) patients, and knowledge on its characteristics and clinical outcome is …