Beta-thromboglobulin in pre-eclampsia.
Beta-thromboglobulin was tested in blood and urine in a study group of pre-eclamptic patients. The control group comprised a subgroup of normal non-pregnant women and a second subgroup of normal pregnant women. The results of the plasma beta-thromboglobulin blood test revealed no significant difference between the groups, whereas the urine of the pre-eclamptic group showed a significantly increased concentration of beta-thromboglobulin. This difference may reflect renal involvement in the pre-eclamptic patients; the turnover of platelets may be increased but the plasma level of beta-thromboglobulin is apparently maintained by the increased renal clearance.
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Leiberman
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Aharon
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Schuster
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Plotnick-Schtadler
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Nathan
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Dvilansky
D000328:Adult; D001609:Beta-Globulins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000378:metabolism*
D001609:Beta-Globulins; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin