Evaluating the applicability of MoM in second trimester maternal serum to screening for Down's syndrome in Jiangsu province

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-35

  Xu, Bi Yun ^a   Hu, Ya Li ^a   Zhang, Chun Yan ^b   Zhang, Jian Wei ^c   Liu, Qi Lan ^c   Yue, Hui ^b   Ru, Tong ^a   Xu, Zheng Feng ^a   Zhu, Rui Fang ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Zhong, Xiao Ling ^a   Wu, Qing Mei ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Family Planning Research Institute   (China)

^c Jiangsu Family Planning Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha fetal protein; Down's syndrome; Free human chorionic gonadotrophin; Multiple of the median; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 44849139858     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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