Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
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What Affects the Test
Things that may affect the results of your test include:
- If there is more than one baby (fetus). This increases the level of AFP in the blood.
- If you have gestational diabetes.
- If you smoke. This increases the level of AFP in the blood.
- If you had a medical test that used radioactive tracers in the past 2 weeks.
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Last Updated:
May 14, 2008- Author:
- Sandy Jocoy, RN
- Medical Review:
- Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics
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