Time-resolved immunofluorometric assay of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome in first trimester of pregnancy

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-129

  Qin, Qiu Ping ^a   Nguyen, Tri H ^b   Christiansen, Michael ^a   Larsen, Severin O ^a   Nørgaard Pedersen, Bent ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Pregnancy associated plasma protein A; Screening for Down's syndrome; Time resolved immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030606027     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06378-4     Document Type: Article

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