Maternal serum α-fetoprotein in the first trimester cannot predict neural tube defects

We tried to establish the norm (mean, median, and MOM) for first-trimester (9-12 weeks' gestation) MSAFP and AFAFP. During this study, we found three cases of NTDs at 11-12 weeks-two cases of acrania and one case of meningomyelocele. In all three cases, the MSAFP levels were within the normal r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Prenatal diagnosis 1992-04, Vol.12 (4), p.309-310
Hauptverfasser:	Shalev, Eliezer, Zalel, Yaron, Dan, Uzi, Sacran, Wahib, Rakover, Yardena, Weiner, Ehud
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha -fetoprotein alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis amniocentesis Amniotic Fluid - chemistry Female Genetics & Heredity Humans Life Sciences & Biomedicine man neural tube defects Neural Tube Defects - diagnosis Obstetrics & Gynecology predictions Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First Prenatal Diagnosis Science & Technology serum
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