Maternal serum markers of placental damage in uncomplicated dichorionic and monochorionic pregnancies in comparison with monochorionic pregnancies complicated by severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and the response to fetoscopic laser ablation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Fox, C E ^a   Pretlove, S J ^a   Chan, B C ^a   Mahony, R T ^a   Holder, R ^b   Kilby, M D ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetoscopic laser ablation (FLA); Free human chorionic gonodotrophin (f HCG); Maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP); Twin twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS); Twins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MATERNAL SERUM; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION; SOLID; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 67349172122     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.049     Document Type: Article

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