A single chorionic gonadotropin assay for maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome |
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Authors: | F Muller A Boué |
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Affiliation: | INSERM U 73, Paris, France. |
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Abstract: | A simple enzyme immunoassay measuring human chorionic gonadotropin in undiluted maternal serum has been developed in order to be used as a prenatal screening test for Down's syndrome. A retrospective study of maternal serum sampled during pregnancies associated with trisomy 21 shows that with a 5% amniocentesis rate determined on a single test, the detection rate of trisomy 21 would be around two-thirds of the affected pregnancies. A prospective study of 9040 pregnant women under 38 years has confirmed the usefulness of the assay. |
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