Highly abnormal maternal inhibin and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels along with severe HELLP (hemolysis, elevated Liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome at 17 weeks' gestation with triploidy

Authors
Craig, K Pinette, MG Blackstone, J Chard, R Cartin, A
Citation
K. Craig et al., Highly abnormal maternal inhibin and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels along with severe HELLP (hemolysis, elevated Liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome at 17 weeks' gestation with triploidy, AM J OBST G, 182(3), 2000, pp. 737-739
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine","da verificare
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029378 → ACNP
Volume
182
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
737 - 739
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9378(200003)182:3<737:HAMIAB>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A 17-week pregnancy complicated by severe hypertension is reported. The fet us had multiple anomalies and was found to have triploidy. Assay of materna l serum markers for trisomy 21 revealed elevated levels of inhibin (137.51 multiples of the median) and human chorionic gonadotropin (41.51 multiples of the median).