The association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and abnormal second-trimester maternal serum levels of hCG and alpha-fetoprotein

Autor: Morssink, LP, Heringa, MP, Beekhuis, [No Value], DeWolf, BTHM, Mantingh, A
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 89(5), 666-670. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
ISSN: 0029-7844
Popis: Objective: To examine the association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) and hCG levels. Methods: The proportions of abnormal second-trimester MSAFP and hCG levels in the serum samples from 65 women with true pregnancy-induced hypertension or preeclampsia (cases) were compared to the proportions of abnormal levels in all 1943 women without this disorder in the same cohort in a hospital setting. Maternal serum alphafetoprotein and hCG levels of the 65 cases also were compared to those of 325 completely uncomplicated matched control pregnancies, selected from the same cohort. Fisher exact test and Student t test were used for statistical analysis and P
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