Impaired renal function in the mother may result in a high false positive rate in Down syndrome screening.
Byrd
L M
LM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK. tahghighibyrd@aol.com
Baker
P
P
D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000097:blood*
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin