Significant correlation between maternal body mass index at delivery and in the second trimester, and second trimester circulating total cell-free DNA levels

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-279

  Lapaire, Olav ^a   Volgmann, Thorsten ^b   Grill, Simon ^a   Hösli, Irène ^a   Zanetti Daellenbach, Rosanna ^a   Zhong, Xiao Yan ^a   Holzgreve, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Medical Practice for Prenatal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Circulating fetal DNA; Maternal plasma

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DNA; FEMALE; FETUS; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049097613     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108327599     Document Type: Article

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