Second‐trimester maternal serum immunoreactive inhibin as a marker for fetal Down's syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 801-806

  Van Lith, J M M ^a   Pratt, J J ^a   Beekhuis, J R ^a   Mantingh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Inhibin; Screening

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026761364     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970121005     Document Type: Article

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