PLASMA LEVELS OF PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC β1-GLYCOPROTEIN IN COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES

  1. C. M. Towler Research Fellow in Pathology1,
  2. C. H. W. Horne Senior Lecturer in Pathology1,
  3. V. Jandial Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology2,
  4. Doris M. Campbell Lecturer in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Physiology2,
  5. I. MacGillivray Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology2

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12573.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 84, Issue 4, pages 258–263, April 1977

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Towler, C. M., Horne, C. H. W., Jandial, V., Campbell, D. M. and MacGillivray, I. (1977), PLASMA LEVELS OF PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC β1-GLYCOPROTEIN IN COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 84: 258–263. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12573.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathology, University Medical School, Foresterhill, Aberdeen

  2. 2

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Foresterhill, Aberdeen

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  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

Maternal plasma levels of the trophoblast product, pregnancy-specific β1-glycoprotein (PSβG), have been measured both in normal pregnancies and in pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and/or fetal growth retardation. PSβG levels correlate significantly with placental and fetal weight and fall below the normal range in about 60 per cent of all patients with fetal growth retardation. PSβG measurements appear to give a considerably better indication of fetal size than measurements of either human placental lactogen (HPL) or plasma oestriol.

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