Occult inflammation and/or ischemia may be responsible for the false positivity of biochemical Down syndrome screening test

GÜVEN, SÜLEYMAN; KARAHAN, SÜLEYMAN; KANDEMIR, Omer; UCAR, Utku; CORA, Ayfer; Bozkaya, HASAN

doi:10.1515/jpm.2010.062

Occult inflammation and/or ischemia may be responsible for the false positivity of biochemical Down syndrome screening test

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GÜVEN S., KARAHAN S. C., KANDEMIR O., UCAR U., CORA A. O., Bozkaya H.

JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE, vol.38, no.4, pp.367-371, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 38 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1515/jpm.2010.062
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.367-371
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine the possible underlying cause of a false-positive first or second trimester biochemical Down syndrome screening test result by means of second trimester amniotic fluid cytokine level analysis.