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Placental Growth Factor: A Promising Diagnostic Biomarker for Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Andrew W. Horne,
Julie Shaw,
Amanda Murdoch,
Sarah E. McDonald,
Alistair Williams,
Henry N. Jabbour,
W. Colin Duncan,
Hilary Critchley
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-1403
Subject(s) - ectopic pregnancy , trophoblast , medicine , miscarriage , obstetrics , pregnancy , placental growth factor , biomarker , gynecology , gestation , andrology , placenta , biology , fetus , vascular endothelial growth factor , biochemistry , genetics , vegf receptors
Tubal ectopic pregnancy is common, but accurate diagnosis is difficult and costly. There is currently no serum test to differentiate tubal from intrauterine implantation, and an effective biomarker of ectopic pregnancy would be a major clinical advance.

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