Human Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) ELISA kit

Specifications

Product Data
Description	Human Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) ELISA kit
Size	1 x 96 wells
Format	96-well strip plate
Assay Type	Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA
Assay Length	4 hours
Signal	Colorimetric
Curve Range	Standard Curve Range: 0-300 ng/ml
Sample Type	Human serum
Sample Volume	20 ul
Specificity	This kit is used for quantitative detection of human AFP
Sensitivity	Minimum Sensitivity: 2.0 ng/ml
Reactivity	Human
Cross Reactivity	N/A
Interference	No significant interference observed with available related molecules.
Background	This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Symbol	AFP
Locus ID	174

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