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Biochemical screening for congenital defects
- Source :
- Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America. 31(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This article discusses biochemical screening for congenital defects. Biochemical screening remains the standard for estimating the risk of aneuploidy in pregnancy. The combination of first and second trimester markers promises to further improve diagnostic accuracy for anomaly detection.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Aneuploidy
Diagnostic accuracy
Trisomy
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Second trimester
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
parasitic diseases
medicine
Humans
Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A
Inhibins
Neural Tube Defects
Gynecology
urogenital system
business.industry
Obstetrics
Medical screening
Abdominal Wall
food and beverages
Obstetrics and Gynecology
medicine.disease
carbohydrates (lipids)
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
Female
Pregnancy Trimesters
Down Syndrome
business
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Biomarkers
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08898545
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a583ed8d4011af04f6489ccd0d0d9bcb