Investigation on the ability of first trimester glycodelin and angiopoietin-2 to predict small-for-gestational age pregnancies at delivery.

Young Bae Lee HansenVibeke MyrhøjFinn Stener JørgensenSteen Sørensen

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2017)

We demonstrated that first trimester glycodelin and angiopoietin-2 were associated with SGA, but they were, individually and in combination, poor predictors of SGA at delivery. The AUCs were low which indicate low detection rates and high false positive rates.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
loop mediated isothermal amplification
pregnant women
real time pcr
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes