Alpha fetoprotein levels are increased in all EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Down syndrome
Description: AFP is measured in pregnant women through the analysis of maternal blood or amniotic fluid,
as a screening test for a subset of developmental abnormalities: it is principally increased in open neural tube defects and omphalocele and is decreased in Down syndrome.
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