PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - CAGLAR, MUSA K.
AU  - BAKKEREN, J. A.J.M.
AU  - GEVEN, WIL B.
TI  - α-Fetoprotein Normal Values
DP  - 1989 Apr 01
TA  - Pediatrics
PG  - 640--640
VI  - 83
IP  - 4
4099  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/83/4/640.1.short
4100  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/83/4/640.1.full
SO  - Pediatrics1989 Apr 01; 83
AB  - We recently read the letter to the editor written by Gale et al. As a result of the remarkable improvements in neonatal intensive care, an increasing number of premature babies are now able to survive beyond the neonatal period. Therefore, there also seems to be a great need to know the normal values of α-fetoprotein in these babies that were not fully mentioned in that article. Goraya et al reported plasma α-fetoprotein levels in premature babies of various gestational ages, including some term neonates.