Serum markers for Down’s syndrome in women who have had in vitro fertilisation: Implications for antenatal screening

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1304-1306

  Wald, N J ^a   White, N ^a   Morris, J K ^a   Huttly, W J ^a   Canick, J A ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRIOL; MARKER; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STORAGE; TIME;

EID: 0032762014     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08186.x     Document Type: Article

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