title: Placental protein 12 (PP12): a new test for the prediction of the small-for-gestational-age infant.
abstract: The circulating levels of placental protein 12 (PP12) and placental lactogen (hPL) were measured in 501 women between 36 and 41 weeks gestation. There was a significant positive association between hPL levels and infant birthweight and a significant negative association in the case of PP12 levels. The clinical efficiency of elevated PP12 levels in the prediction of low-birthweight infant at term compared favourably with that of reduced hPL levels.
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: C032231:IGFBP1 protein, human; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D010928:Placental Lactogen