Increased concentrations of antiangiogenic factors in mirror syndrome complicating twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-379

  Prefumo, Federico ^a   Pagani, Giorgio ^a   Fratelli, Nicola ^a   Benigni, Ariela ^b   Frusca, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal and placental pathology; Mirror syndrome; PIGF; sEng; sFlt 1; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL SERUM; MIRROR SYNDROME; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; SYNDROME; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 77950639063     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2461     Document Type: Article

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