Placental hormone profiles as predictors of preterm birth in twin pregnancy: A prospective cohort study

The objective of the study was to analyse placental hormone profiles in twin pregnancies to determine if they could be used to predict preterm birth. Progesterone, estradiol, estriol and corticotropin-releasing hormone were measured using competitive immunoassay and radioimmunoassay in serum and sal...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0173732-e0173732
Hauptverfasser: Lim, Hui, Powell, Sioned, Mcnamara, Helen C, Howie, A Forbes, Doust, Ann, Bowman, Maria E, Smith, Roger, Norman, Jane E, Stock, Sarah J
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of the study was to analyse placental hormone profiles in twin pregnancies to determine if they could be used to predict preterm birth. Progesterone, estradiol, estriol and corticotropin-releasing hormone were measured using competitive immunoassay and radioimmunoassay in serum and saliva samples of 98 women with twin pregnancies,at 3 or more gestational timepoints. Hormone profiles throughout gestation were compared between very preterm (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0173732