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SUBMITTER: Park HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4581230 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Hee Jin HJ Shim Sung Shin SS Cha Dong Hyun DH
International journal of molecular sciences 20150804 8
Although the precise pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia remains unknown, this condition continues to be a major cause of maternal and fetal mortality. Early prediction of pre-eclampsia would allow for timely initiation of preventive therapy. A combination of biophysical and biochemical markers are superior to other tests for early prediction of the development of pre-eclampsia. Apart from the use of parameters in first-trimester aneuploidy screening, cell-free fetal DNA quantification is emerging ...[more]