Beta 2-glycoprotein I is a good indicator of certain adverse pregnancy conditions

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 304-308

  Ulčová Gallová, Zdenka ^a   Bouse V ^a   Krizanovska K ^a   Balvin M ^a   Rokyta, Z ^a   Netrvalova L ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anti phospholipid antibodies; Anti phospholipid syndrome; Autoimmune disease; beta 2 glycoprotein I; Diabetes mellitus; Physiological pregnancy; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BETA 2-GLYCOPROTEIN I; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0035497879     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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