title: Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening in Taiwanese women.
abstract: From January 1986 to August 1988, a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program was performed at Mackay Memorial Hospital. Clinical Assay Gamma Dab [I125] AFP RIA Kit (Baxter U.S.A.) was used for the quantitative measurement of AFP in maternal serum. Between 16 and 25 gestational weeks, MSAFP above the cut-off value at 2.5 multiples of the median was able to detect 5/7 cases of anencephalus, 2/4 cases of encephalocele, 3/3, cases of omphalocele, 11/40 cases of twin pregnancies. Among 10 cases with autosomal trisomies, 8/10 were less than 0.6 multiples of the median and 4/10 were less than 0.4 multiples of the median.
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Chen
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Fuh
authors: C Y
authors: CY
authors: Chang
authors: Y C
authors: YC
authors: Yang
authors: Y N
authors: YN
authors: Lee
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: Lan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D013624:Taiwan; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins