Low maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein levels and congenital diaphragmatic defects
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 26 (4), 991-994
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320260431
Abstract
We report on 2 cases of fetal congenital diaphragmatic defects with normal chromosomes among 105 patients referred for evaluation for low maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein (MSAFP) levels. The mechanism for this striking association is not clear. The association of low MSAFP levels and congenital diaphragmatic defects may have importance for MSAFP screening programs.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Familial diaphragmatic defects. Early prenatal diagnosis and evidence for major gene inheritanceAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, 1986
- Diaphragmatic hernia in the fetus: Prenatal diagnosis and outcome in 94 casesJournal of Pediatric Surgery, 1985
- A family study of congenital diaphragmatic defectsAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, 1985
- An association between low maternal serum α-fetoprotein and fetal chromosomal abnormalitiesAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984
- MATERNAL SERUM ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN MEASUREMENT: A SCREENING TEST FOR DOWN SYNDROMEThe Lancet, 1984
- Familial congenital diaphragmatic defects: Aspects of etiology, prenatal diagnosis, and treatmentAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, 1984
- The clinical significance of low maternal serum α-fetoproteinAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1983
- Birth Defects CompendiumPublished by Springer Nature ,1979
- Early Diagnosis of Trophoblastic Disease and Fetal Maldevelopment by Determination of Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) and AmniographyActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1977