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6188479

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) have been measured in the plasma of pregnant and non-pregnant women attending the outpatient clinic for suspicion of pregnancy. The plasma concentrations obtained were grouped into intrauterine or extrauterine pregnancies and compared with values obtained in non-pregnant patients with similar periods of amenorrhoea. Patients with ectopic pregnancies had slightly lower PAPP-A levels and significantly lower hCG concentrations than those in women with normal intrauterine pregnancies. Non-pregnant women had very low hCG and PAPP-A levels compared with those in pregnant patients. These data suggest that in patients with extrauterine pregnancies the poorly sustained ectopic trophoblast is unable to produce normal concentrations of hCG and probably PAPP-A and that the slightly diminished levels of PAPP-A in ectopic pregnancies might be derived from a decidual production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0306-5456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Circulating levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't