Dimeric inhibin A as a fourth marker for Down's syndrome maternal serum screening in native Japanese women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Yoshida, Koyo ^a   Kuwabara, Yoshinori ^a   Tanaka, Tadao ^b   Onda, Takekazu ^b   Kudo, Ryuichi ^c   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^c   Sato, Akira ^d   Yanagida, Kaoru ^d   Okai, Takashi ^e   Sakai, Masato ^e   Takai, Yasushi ^f   Uemura, Hiraku ^f   Hoshi, Kazuhiko ^g   Fukada, Yukihito ^g   Aono, Toshihiro ^h   Maeda, Kazuhisa ^h   Ogita, Sachio ⁱ   Ishiko, Osamu ⁱ   Murata, Yuji ^j   Kanzaki, Toru ^j   Myrick, Faye ^k   Grier, Robert E ^k   more..

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Aiiku Maternal and Child Health Center   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

ⁱ OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^k GENZYME GENETICS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Dimeric inhibin A; Down's syndrome; Prenatal maternal serum screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRIOL; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; JAPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034123362     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2000.tb01306.x     Document Type: Article

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