1998
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
1995
Normal nuchal thickness inthe midtrimester indicates reduced risk of Down syndrome in pregnancies with abnormal triple-screen results
Bahado-Singh R, Goldstein I, Uerpairojkit B, Copel J, Mahoney M, Baumgarten A. Normal nuchal thickness inthe midtrimester indicates reduced risk of Down syndrome in pregnancies with abnormal triple-screen results. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 1106-1110. PMID: 7485301, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)91334-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal triple-screen resultsTriple-screen resultsNuchal thicknessDown syndromeHuman chorionic gonadotropin levelsNuchal thickness measurementChorionic gonadotropin levelsReceiver operator characteristic curveNumber of amniocentesesReceiver operator characteristic plotsRisk thresholdMidtrimester pregnancyGonadotropin levelsWeeks' gestationMaternal ageConsecutive fetusesUnconjugated estriolSerum screeningEuploid fetusesAlpha-fetoproteinSyndromeTrisomy 21Screen resultsRisk estimatesFetuses