Preliminary data on an association between blood groups and serum markers used for the so-called 'triple screening': free oestriol MoM values are decreased in rhesus-negative (Rh-) women
U. Sancken et I. Bartels, Preliminary data on an association between blood groups and serum markers used for the so-called 'triple screening': free oestriol MoM values are decreased in rhesus-negative (Rh-) women, PRENAT DIAG, 21(3), 2001, pp. 194-195
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Reproductive Medicine","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
The serum markers human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), alpha-fetoprotein (A
FP) and unconjugated oestriol (uE3) in 606 rhesus-negative (Rh -) women hav
e been compared with 18 960 controls. There were no significant differences
in the distribution of hCG and AFP between these two cohorts. However the
uE3 values in Rh- women were significantly lowered (median: 0.85 MoM). Copy
right (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.