1998
New triple screen test for Down syndrome: Combined urine analytes and serum AFP
Bahado‐Singh R, Oz U, Kovanci E, Cermik D, Flores D, Copel J, Mahoney M, Cole L. New triple screen test for Down syndrome: Combined urine analytes and serum AFP. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1998, 7: 111-114. PMID: 9642606, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199805/06)7:3<111::aid-mfm2>3.0.co;2-n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum AFPIndividual Down syndrome oddsMaternal ageTriple screenUrine beta-core fragmentDown syndromeTriple testTriple screen testBeta-core fragmentDown syndrome casesNeural tube defectsDown's syndrome likelihood ratiosEstriol levelsLarge trialsSecond trimesterUrine testsPositive rateEstriol ratioSyndrome casesTube defectsScreen testFalse positive rateAFP dataUrine analytesAFPNew triple screen test for down syndrome: Combined urine analytes and serum AFP
Bahado-Singh R, Oz U, Kovanci E, Cermik D, Flores D, Copel J, Mahoney M, Cole L. New triple screen test for down syndrome: Combined urine analytes and serum AFP. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1998, 7: 111-114. DOI: 10.3109/14767059809020424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum AFPIndividual Down syndrome oddsMaternal ageTriple screenDown syndromeTriple testTriple screen testΒ-core fragmentDown syndrome casesNeural tube defectsDown's syndrome likelihood ratiosEstriol levelsLarge trialsSecond trimesterUrine testsPositive rateEstriol ratioSyndrome casesTube defectsScreen testFalse positive rateAFP dataUrine analytesAFPSyndrome
1986
The value of serial human chorionic gonadotropin testing as a diagnostic tool in ectopic pregnancy
Romero R, Kadar N, Copel J, Jeanty P, DeCherney A, Hobbins J. The value of serial human chorionic gonadotropin testing as a diagnostic tool in ectopic pregnancy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1986, 155: 392-394. PMID: 3740163, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90838-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic pregnancySerial human chorionic gonadotropin determinationsHuman chorionic gonadotropin testingHuman chorionic gonadotropin titersHuman chorionic gonadotropin determinationsSlope of changeIntrauterine pregnancyMIU/Serial titersGonadotropin determinationsCutoff valuePregnancyPatientsTitersDiagnostic toolTime curvePositive rateAbnormal slopeFalse positive rate