A comparison between maternal serum free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A levels in first-trimester twin and singleton pregnancies |
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Authors: | Mashiach Roy Orr-Urtreger Avi Yaron Yuval |
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Affiliation: | Prenatal Diagnosis Unit, Genetic Institute, Sourasky Medical Center, Sourasky, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: To determine the levels of first-trimester free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (free betahCG), pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and nuchal translucency (NT) in twin pregnancies. METHODS: The study included 93 patients with twin pregnancy and 4,977 with singletons who underwent first-trimester testing using free betahCG, PAPP-A and NT at 10-13 weeks of gestational age. RESULTS: In twin pregnancies, the maternal serum free betahCG level was 2.18 higher and the PAPP-A level was 2.38 higher than in singleton pregnancies. These marker levels were significantly higher than the expected 2.0 multiples of the median (MoM). In contrast, NT values did not differ between twins and singletons. CONCLUSION: These data may be used to establish first-trimester combined screening for twin pregnancies. |
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