Elevated second-trimester maternal urine free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels in Asian pregnancies with fetal chromosomal abnormalities

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 352-356

  Hsu, Jenn Jeih ^a   Hung, Tai Ho ^a   Liou, Jui Der ^a   Hsieh, T'sang T'sang ^a   Soong, Yung Kwui ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Down syndrome; Free beta human chorionic gonadotropin; Prenatal screening; Urine

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DOWN SYNDROME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 18; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CREATININE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN; TRISOMY;

EID: 0032429736     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020868     Document Type: Article

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