title: [Normal levels of carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen in the first three months of life].
abstract: Serum levels of type I procollagen were measured on 118 samples from cord blood or from healthy infants aging from 1 to 90 days of life. Significant variations (P = 0.001) were noticed in the values of the marker in the whole period under investigation. We observed a decrease of PICP from cord blood to the end of the first day of life with a sharp rise on the 5th day lasting until the 30th day which then became stable till the end of the third month. Our results show a peculiar pattern of PICP levels during the first month of life which has to be taken into account to evaluate normal values of the marker in this period of life.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica II, Università di Catania, Italia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Praticò
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caltabiano
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Palano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Agata
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D011347:Procollagen