'''Alpha-fetoprotein''' ('''AFP''') is a molecule produced in the developing [[embryo]] and [[fetus]]. Blood tests to measure AFP have two main applications: (1) in pregnant women, as a screening test for some kinds of [[congenital malformation]] and (2) in adults and children, as a [[tumor marker]] for some kinds of [[tumor]].
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editor's note: Embryo and foetus are both translated as ÎμβÏυο since there is no differentiating terminology depending on how developed the embryo/foetus is. If no indication of time exists, it is assumed that we are talking about the whole length of pregnancy