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ASSESSMENT OF SERUM LEVELS OF α‐1‐MICROGLOBULIN, β‐2‐MICROGLOBULIN, AND RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN IN THE FETAL BLOOD. A METHOD FOR PRENATAL EVALUATION OF RENAL FUNCTION
Author(s) -
COBET G.,
GUMMELT T.,
BOLLMANN R.,
TENNSTEDT C.,
BRUX B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199604)16:4<299::aid-pd844>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - beta 2 microglobulin , retinol binding protein , medicine , fetus , renal function , prenatal diagnosis , endocrinology , pregnancy , retinol , biology , vitamin , genetics
The concentrations of α‐1‐microglobulin, β‐2‐microglobulin, and retinol binding protein were determined in fetal blood sampled by cordocentesis. The blood values of 126 fetuses without ultrasonographic findings of urinary tract abnormalities as controls were found to be independent of the week of gestation. In nine fetuses affected by a severe bilateral renal dysplasia or agenesis, elevated values of α‐1‐microglobulin but normal values of retinol binding protein were obtained. The authors recommend the determination of α‐1‐microglobulin and, with some restriction, also of β‐2‐microglobulin in prenatal renal function diagnosis.