Screening for Down's syndrome--too many choices?

N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 9;349(15):1471-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe038135.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
  • Down Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maternal Age
  • Neck / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neck / embryology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A / analysis*
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Trisomy / diagnosis
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
  • Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A