First-trimester maternal serum level of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A is an independent predictor of fetal maxillary bone length

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Leung, T Y ^a,b   Chan, L W ^a   Leung, T N ^a   Fung, T Y ^a   Sahota, D S ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Free beta human chorionic gonadotropin; Maxillary length; Pregnancy associated plasma protein A

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAXILLA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 31144455580     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2671     Document Type: Article

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