Hyperglycosylated human chorionic gonadotropin (invasive trophoblast antigen) immunoassay: A new basis for gestational Down syndrome screening

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2109-2119

  Cole, Laurence A ^a,b   Shahabi, Shohreh ^a   Oz, Utku A ^a   Bahado Singh, Ray O ^a   Mahoney, Maurice J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032736474     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.12.2109     Document Type: Article

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