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First trimester biochemistry at different maternal ages. 2011

Jenni K Ranta, and Jaana Marttala, and Päivi Laitinen, and Johanna Kultti, and Olavi Kauhanen, and Jarkko Romppanen, and Esa Hämäläinen, and Seppo Heinonen, and Kari Pulkki, and Markku Ryynänen
Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

BACKGROUND The performance of first trimester biochemical screening was compared at different pregnancy weeks and maternal ages during 2002-2008 in a screened population of 76,949 women. METHODS The detection rates, as well as the median multiples of a median (MOMs) of free β-human chorionic gonadotropin (free β-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), were compared between completed gestational weeks 8-13 and between different maternal ages separated into 5-year groupings. RESULTS The number of singleton Down syndrome pregnancies was 221. The median age of the screened women was 30 years and the proportion of women aged ≥ 35 years 16.9%. The median age of the women with a Down syndrome pregnancy was 37 years. In women aged <35 years, the biochemical markers provided a detection rate of only 38.6%, whereas in women aged ≥ 35 years, the biochemical markers detected 82.7% of cases (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Biochemical screening works best amongst women aged ≥ 35 years. For younger mothers aged <35 years, combined screening should be the method of choice.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008423 Maternal Age The age of the mother in PREGNANCY. Age, Maternal,Ages, Maternal,Maternal Ages
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011261 Pregnancy Trimester, First The beginning third of a human PREGNANCY, from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (MENSTRUATION) through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation. Early Placental Phase,Pregnancy, First Trimester,Trimester, First,Early Placental Phases,First Pregnancy Trimester,First Pregnancy Trimesters,First Trimester,First Trimester Pregnancies,First Trimester Pregnancy,First Trimesters,Phase, Early Placental,Phases, Early Placental,Placental Phase, Early,Placental Phases, Early,Pregnancies, First Trimester,Pregnancy Trimesters, First,Trimesters, First
D011266 Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A A product of the PLACENTA, and DECIDUA, secreted into the maternal circulation during PREGNANCY. It has been identified as an IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-4 protease that proteolyzes IGFBP-4 and thus increases IGF bioavailability. It is found also in human FIBROBLASTS, ovarian FOLLICULAR FLUID, and GRANULOSA CELLS. The enzyme is a heterotetramer of about 500-kDa. PAPP-A,IGFBP-4 Metalloproteinase,IGFBP-4 Protease,IGFBP-4-Specific Proteinase,Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Dependent IGF Binding Protein-4 Protease,Insulin-Like-Growth Factor Binding Protein-4 Protease,PAPP-alpha,Pregnancy Associated alpha Plasma Protein,Pregnancy-Associated alpha-Plasma Protein,IGFBP 4 Metalloproteinase,IGFBP 4 Protease,Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4 Protease,Insulin Like Growth Factor Dependent IGF Binding Protein 4 Protease,Metalloproteinase, IGFBP-4,PAPP alpha,Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein A,Protease, IGFBP-4
D005260 Female Females
D005865 Gestational Age The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination. Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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