Abnormal maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and pregnancy outcome

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 304-307

  Zarzour, Steven J ^a   Gabert, Harvey A ^a   Diket, Albert L ^a   St Amant, Marshall ^a   Miller Jr , Joseph M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Anomalies; Genetic abnormalities; Maternal serum alpha fetoprotein; Newborn weight; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRISOMY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMNIOCENTESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS;

EID: 0031735962     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059809020463     Document Type: Article

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