First trimester serum PAPP-A levels and the prediction of small-for-gestational age infants
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Nilgün Güdücü 1 * , Gökçenur Gönenç, Herman İşçi, Alin Başgül Yiğiter, İlkkan Dünder
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1 İstanbul Bilim University, Europe Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect the predictive value of PAPP-A in small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants.
Materials and methods: We retrospectively searched the patient charts of our hospital for first trimester Down syndrome screening test results. PAPP-A levels less than 5th percentile were considered as predictive of SGA infants.
Results: Low PAPP-A levels were associated with SGA infants, sensitivity was 3,5%, specificity 90%, positive predictive value 1,6% and negative predictive value 95%.
Conclusions: The low positive predictive value of PAPP-A prevents it from being used as a screening test for the detection of SGA infants.

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Article Type: Research Article

J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2012, 185-188

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2012.02.0141

Publication date: 12 Jun 2012

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