Further adding to the confusion, we have read on another site that a normal level in healthy human being can vary from 0 to 25. The problem is that the AFP has been going up ever since with his current level of 7.1 as of late September. Thank you for taking this matter in consideration. AFP is a glyocoprotein produced in the fetal yolk sac, liver and gastrointestinal tract. It has a half-life of five days in the blood.
Normal levels can vary.
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