| Chen HJ |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=1.640 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=27 ------>confirm_bywho=tzengcr ------>insert_bywho=tzengcr ------>Jurnal_Rank=45.6 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author=1 ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=13 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=434 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0111 ------>insert_date=20070225 ------>iam=7 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=500 ------>journal_name=Prenat Diagn. 2007 May; ------>paper_name=Midtrimester maternal serum inhibin A levels after multifetal pregnancy reduction ------>confirm_date=20080324 ------>tch_id=079009 ------>pmid=17295349 ------>page1=431 ------>fullAbstract=OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the maternal serum inhibin A concentrations and the number of fetuses. Further, the maternal serum inhibin A levels for twin pregnancies and multiple pregnancies reduced to twins in the second trimester were compared. METHODS: Three groups of women with pregnancies following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer were recruited for this study. Groups 1, 2 and 3 included 20 singleton pregnancies, 37 twin pregnancies, and 35 multifetal pregnancies, respectively. In group 3, multifetal reduction was performed during 10-12 weeks of gestation. Blood samples were obtained longitudinally at 10th, 12th, 15th and 18th week of gestation. RESULTS: There was a significant association between the number of fetuses and maternal plasma inhibin A prior to multifetal reduction. The inhibin A levels were not significantly different between twin and multifetal reduced twin pregnancies at 15th and 18th weeks of gestation. CONCLUSION: In multifetal reduction to twin pregnancies, the maternal serum levels of inhibin A decrease to the level of twin pregnancies during the second trimester. Therefore, inhibin A may be effectively used as a marker for Down syndrome screening in cases of twin pregnancy following multifetal reduction. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=14714 ------>authors2=Huang LW ------>authors3=Lin YH ------>authors4=Seow KM ------>authors5=Hsieh BC ------>authors6=Hwang JL, Tzeng CR ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Chen HJ ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Midtrimester maternal serum inhibin A levels after multifetal pregnancy reduction. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no=5 ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2007 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=2 |