Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3437158 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Measurement of sFlt-1 and PIGF and calculation of sFlt-1/PIGF ratio can be performed quickly and in a platform available in clinical laboratories. This is a substantial step forward in bringing the determination of these analytes to clinical practice in obstetrics. We propose that sFlt-1, PIGF, and sFlt-1/PIGF ratio may be of value in the prediction of PE and in the differential diagnosis of patients with atypical presentations of PE, and perhaps in the differential diagnosis of women with chronic hypertension suspected to develop superimposed PE.
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Authors
Stefan MD, Alberto MD, Dietmar MD, Harald MD, Ignacio MD, Manfred G. MD, Juliane MD, Joachim W. MD, Barbara PhD, Holger MD,