Low second trimester maternal serum unconjugated oestriol in pregnancies with Down's syndrome
โ Scribed by J. A. CANICK; G. J. KNIGHT; G. E. PALOMAK1; J. E. HADDOW; H. S. CUCKLE; N. J. WALD
- Book ID
- 111154236
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-0328
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Fifty-six cases of Down syndrome were identified in a population of women who had undergone maternal serum triple marker screening [alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and unconjugated oestriol (uE3) analyses]. These affected pregnancies represented all known cases present i
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and unconjugated oestriol (UE,) are used as second-trimester screening markers for the detection of various fetal abnormalities. Previous studies have suggested that second-trimester MSAFP is consistently elevated after la