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The influence of fetal sex in screening for trisomy 21 by fetal nuchal translucency, maternal serum free ?-hCG and PAPP-A at 10-14 weeks of gestation
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
In a study of 2923 normal pregnancies and 203 pregnancies affected by trisomy 21 we have shown a significant difference in the median MoM of the markers: fetal nuchal translucency, maternal serum free beta-hCG and PAPP-A in the presence of a female fetus compared with a male fetus. For maternal serum free beta-hCG levels are higher by 15% if the fetus is chromosomally normal and by 11% if the fetus has trisomy...
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