Doubts using family history, age, alpha-fetoprotein and total human chorionic gonadotrophin in screening for Down's syndrome

Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1994 Aug;101(8):710-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1994.tb13191.x.

Authors

F A Sanusi¹, J McCauley, S Oganwu, L W Bernhardt, M D Simanowitz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Edgware General Hospital, Middlesex, UK.

PMID: 7524644
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1994.tb13191.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Body Weight
Chorionic Gonadotropin / analysis
Down Syndrome / blood
Down Syndrome / prevention & control*
Family
Female
Humans
Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
Prenatal Diagnosis / standards
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin
alpha-Fetoproteins