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Total hCG versus free beta-hCG combined with alpha-fetoprotein for Down syndrome screening in Taiwan.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness between total human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and free beta-hCG in two-marker Down syndrome screening programs during the second trimester in a Taiwanese population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
From a multicenter collaborative study, we investigated the second-trimester maternal serum levels of total hCG from 67 data, free beta-hCG from 72 and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) from 96 obtained from Taiwanese pregnant women carrying fetuses with Down syndrome.
RESULTS:
High total hCG and free beta-hCG, as well as low AFP levels, were found with median values of 2.06, 2.49 and 0.77 multiples of the median (MoM), respectively. At a 5% false-positive rate, total hCG and free beta-hCG could detect 31% and 43% of Down syndrome pregnancies, respectively, whilst AFP alone could detect only 15% of affected cases. When combined with maternal age-specific risk, total hCG could achieve a 52% detection rate, free beta-hCG a 54% and AFP a 39%. Combined total hCG and AFP achieved a detection rate of 55%, and combined free beta-hCG and AFP achieved a rate of 60%.
CONCLUSION:
The measurement of free beta-hCG is more beneficial than total hCG in serum screening for Down syndrome during the second trimester of pregnancy.
AuthorsTsang-Tang Hsieh, Jenn-Jeih Hsu, Po-Jen Cheng, Chien-Nan Lee, Hei-Jen Jou, Chih-Ping Chen
JournalTaiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology (Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 46 Issue 3 Pg. 230-5 (Sep 2007) ISSN: 1875-6263 [Electronic] China (Republic : 1949- )
PMID17962101 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
Chemical References
  • AFP protein, human
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
Topics
  • Adult
  • Asian People
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin (blood)
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human (blood)
  • Down Syndrome (blood, diagnosis, ethnology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening (methods)
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis (methods)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Taiwan
  • alpha-Fetoproteins (metabolism)

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