Second trimester amniotic fluid transferrin and uric acid predict infant birth outcomes

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 810-814

  Gao, Tao ^a   Zablith, Nadine R ^a   Burns, David H ^b   Skinner, Cameron D ^c   Koski, Kristine G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; Amniotic fluid; Birth weight; Gestational age; Transferrin; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TRANSFERRIN; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; TRANSFERRIN; URIC ACID;

EID: 55449085706     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1981     Document Type: Article

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