Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAISED MATERNAL PLASMA ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN IN TWIN PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15624.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 7, pages 510–511, July 1978
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Keilani, Z., Clarke, P. C., Kitau, M. J. and Char, T. (1978), THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAISED MATERNAL PLASMA ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN IN TWIN PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 510–511. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15624.x
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Summary
A hundred twin pregnancies were examined before 27 weeks gestation. The level of maternal plasma alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was correlated with outcome of the pregnancy. Forty per cent of all women had elevated plasma AFP levels. At birth the combined infant weights were greater in the women with elevated AFP; the gestational age at delivery was unrelated to the level of AFP in early pregnancy.