Early first-trimester free β -hCG and PAPP-A serum distributions in monochorionic and dichorionic twins

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Linskens, I H ^a   Spreeuwenberg, M D ^a   Blankenstein, M A ^a   Van Vugt, J M G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Free hCG; PAPP A; Trisomy 21; Twins

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DISEASE MARKER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; REFERENCE VALUES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 59449095953     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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