Article
Screening for trisomy 21 by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency thickness, free beta‐human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy‐associated plasma protein‐A
6 May 2008
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To derive a model and examine the performance of first-trimester combined screening by maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency (NT) thickness and maternal serum free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A). METHODS: Prospective combined screening for trisomy 21 was carried out at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks in 56,771 singleton pregnancies, including...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
