title: Immunoanalytical characteristics of unconjugated estriol: indications and analytical performances.
abstract: After a short description of the structure and the physiological roles of unconjugated estriol, this paper points out pre-analytical conditions and performances of the serum unconjugated estriol immunoassay, essentially used for Down syndrome screening.
authors.affiliation: Service de biochimie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, France.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lefevre
authors.affiliation: Service de génétique, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gruchy
authors.affiliation: Service de biochimie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guénet
authors.affiliation: Service de biochimie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Lille, France.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renom
authors.affiliation: Service de biochimie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, France.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allouche
authors.affiliation: Service de biochimie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Caen, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D004964:Estriol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062145:Maternal Serum Screening Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004964:Estriol
keywords: pre-analytical conditions; reagents performances and indications; unconjugated estriol immunoassay