Raised maternal serum-alpha-fetoprotein levels and spontaneous fetomaternal transfusion.
Lancet, 1979/12/08;2(8154):1210-2.
Los FJ, de Wolf BT, Huisjes HJ
PMID: 92622
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Abstract
Study of blood smears showed that spontaneous fetomaternal transfusions were significantly more common among 42 pregnant women with raised serum-alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels than among 45 pregnant women with normal serum-AFP levels. Raised serum-AFP was associated with a spontaneous fetomaternal transfusion of greater than or equal to 0.1 ml in at least 21 of the 42 women in the study group.
MeSH terms
Amniocentesis; Female; Fetomaternal Transfusion; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Neural Tube Defects; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; alpha-Fetoproteins
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