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The predictive value of three pregnancy‐associated proteins in the detection of the light‐for‐dates baby
Author(s) -
PLEDGER D. R.,
BELFIELD A.,
CALDER A. A.,
WALLACE A. M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb03699.x
Subject(s) - human placental lactogen , pregnancy , growth retardation , placental lactogen , predictive value , pregnancy associated plasma protein a , medicine , obstetrics , glycoprotein , biology , placenta , gestation , fetus , biochemistry , genetics , first trimester
Summary. Three pregnancy‐associated proteins, human placental lactogen, pregnancy‐specific β 1 glycoprotein and pregnancy‐associated plasma protein‐A have been measured in two groups of pregnant women. One group subsequently gave birth to children of normal birthweight, the other group were all delivered of a child with a birthweight less than the 10th centile. From the results obtained the values of the tests in predicting intrauterine growth retardation have been calculated. Human placental lactogen proved to be the most useful of the tests compared in predicting intrauterine growth retardation in the individual patient.