Improved prediction of gestational hypertension by inclusion of placental growth factor and pregnancy associated plasma protein-a in a sample of Ghanaian women.
Antwi, Edward Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin Browne, Joyce L Schielen, Peter C Koram, Kwadwo A Agyepong, Irene A Grobbee, Diederick E
Antwi, Edward
Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin
Browne, Joyce L
Schielen, Peter C
Koram, Kwadwo A
Agyepong, Irene A
Grobbee, Diederick E
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2018-03-27
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Improved prediction of gestational hypertension by inclusion of placental growth factor and pregnancy associated plasma protein-a in a sample of Ghanaian women.
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Reprod Health 2018; 15(1):56
Abstract
We assessed whether adding the biomarkers Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) and Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) to maternal clinical characteristics improved the prediction of a previously developed model for gestational hypertension in a cohort of Ghanaian pregnant women.