An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers
Bahado-Singh R, Deren O, Oz U, Tan A, Hunter D, Copel J, Mahoney M. An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 514-519. PMID: 9731862, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70388-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperechoic fetal bowelMaternal ageDown syndromeFetal bowelUltrasonographic parametersScreen-positive rateSignificant independent predictorsAge-related riskDown syndrome riskIndividual oddsLikelihood ratioPositive predictive valueHypoplastic fifth digitDigit hypoplasiaWeeks' gestationIndependent predictorsNormal medianIndividual Down syndrome oddsSingleton fetusesSyndrome riskUltrasonographic markersSerum screeningGenetic amniocentesisHigh riskNuchal thickening