TRIPLE MARKER SCREENING IN NATIVE JAPANESE WOMEN

Authors
ONDA T KITAGAWA M TAKEDA O SAGO H KUBONOYA K IINUMA K BRADLEY LA CANICK JA KRASIKOV NE PONTING NR GRIER RE
Citation
T. Onda et al., TRIPLE MARKER SCREENING IN NATIVE JAPANESE WOMEN, Prenatal diagnosis, 16(8), 1996, pp. 713-717
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Prenatal diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01973851
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
713 - 717
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-3851(1996)16:8<713:TMSINJ>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Prenatal screening using the maternal serum markers alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and unconjugated oestriol was investiga ted in a native Japanese population. Comparison with a Caucasian U.S. population revealed differences which led to modification of the gener ally used equations for risk calculations. Prenatal screening was show n to be clinically useful.