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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
Author(s) -
Sancken U.,
Bartels I.
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1002/1097-0223(200103)21:3<194::aid-pd36>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , association (psychology) , obstetrics , psychology , psychotherapist
The serum markers human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) and unconjugated oestriol (uE3) in 606 rhesus‐negative (Rh−) women have 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). Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.