Dimeric Inhibin A as a Marker for Down's Syndrome in Early Pregnancy
Open Access
- 9 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (19) , 1231-1236
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199605093341904
Abstract
In screening for Down's syndrome in the second trimester of pregnancy, the concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein, the β subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin, and intact human chorionic gonadotropin in maternal serum are widely used markers. We investigated a new marker, dimeric inhibin A, and compared its predictive value with that of the established markers.Keywords
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