title: FiSBoG (fetal steroid binding glycoprotein) as a fetal function test.
abstract: FiSBoG is a recently described fetal protein. It can be detected in the cord blood. It can be identified in maternal serum in late pregnancy. In this study the values in maternal serum in late pregnancy in 31 normal pregnancies were compared with 23 abnormal pregnancies: 4 twin pregnancies, 4 stillbirth, 4 cases of pre-eclampsia, 4 who had a significant antepartum haemorrhage and 7 who were small-for-dates, to assess its potential as a test of fetal well-being. FiSBoG appeared to have no significant role as a test of fetal well-being.
authors.affiliation: St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ambrose
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005326:Fetal Proteins; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005326:Fetal Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C051517:fetal steroid-binding protein, human