MATERNAL SERUM HUMAN CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN LEVELS IN TWIN PREGNANCIES

被引:9
作者
NEBIOLO, LM [1 ]
ADAMS, WB [1 ]
MILLER, SL [1 ]
MILUNSKY, A [1 ]
机构
[1] ROBERT MACIEL ASSOCIATES,ARLINGTON,MA
关键词
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TWINS; SCREENING;
D O I
10.1002/pd.1970110709
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Introduction of combined screening with maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin (MShCG) assays for fetal chromosome defects requires establishment of the normal range for twins. This report documents that the normal range for MShCG between 15 and 19 weeks in twin gestations was 1.84-2.41 multiples of the singleton median. Of the 192 twin pregnancies studied, 31.7 and 47.9 per cent had MShCG values greater-than-or-equal-to 2.5 and greater-than-or-equal-to 2.0 multiples of the singleton median, respectively.
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