Prediction of patient-specific risk for fetal loss using maternal characteristics and first- and second-trimester maternal serum Down syndrome markers

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3440620	American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology	2008	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Patient-specific risk assessment for early fetal loss using serum markers, with or without maternal characteristics, has a moderately high detection. Patient-specific risk assessment for late fetal loss has low detection rates.

Keywords

alpha-fetoprotein Fetal loss Unconjugated estriol inhibin A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A

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Prediction of patient-specific risk for fetal loss using maternal characteristics and first- and second-trimester maternal serum Down syndrome markers

Authors

Lorraine MD, Howard S. DPhil, John C. MD, Fergal D. MD, Michael A. MD, PhD, David A. MD, Christine H. MD, George R. MD, Keith A. MD, Peer MD, Sabrina D. MD, Ilan E. MD, Steven R. MD, Honor M. MD, Mary E. MD,