Impaired renal function in the mother may result in a high false positive rate in Down syndrome screening

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-377

  Byrd, L M ^a,b   Baker, P ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABETALOL; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABOR INDUCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATERNAL DISEASE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOWN SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 33745054927     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610600618671     Document Type: Article

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