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First trimester maternal serum inhibin A concentrations in smokers
Author(s) -
Cowans Nicholas J.,
Spencer Kevin
Publication year - 2013
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/pd.4050
Subject(s) - first trimester , medicine , second trimester , pregnancy , obstetrics , serum concentration , gestation , endocrinology , biology , genetics
What's already known about this topic? Inhibin A levels are considerably higher in the second trimester maternal serum of smokers compared with nonsmokers.What does this study add? This is the first study to compare the levels of inhibin A in the first trimester maternal serum of smokers and nonsmokers. Inhibin A levels are increased in the first trimester maternal serum of smokers, but to less of an extent than is found in the second trimester.