The effect of a 'vanishing twin' on biochemical and ultrasound first trimester screening markers for Down's syndrome in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Gjerris, A C ^a,b   Loft, A ^a   Pinborg, A ^a   Christiansen, M ^b   Tabor, A ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ART; First trimester screening; PAPP A; Vanishing twin; hCG

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYOPATHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL SCREENING; REPRODUCTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; VANISHING TWIN;

EID: 57749179965     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den362     Document Type: Article

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