An AFP blood test (also known as a 'maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein' or 'MSAFP') is used to assess the likelihood that a pregnant woman's baby will have a 'neural tube defect' (or NTD). Neural tube ...
A race-based adjustment to test-result values from a common prenatal screening should be discontinued, according to a study published this week in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The adjustment has ...
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels are higher in Black than White pregnant women, supporting the use of accounting for these differences in prenatal open neural tube defect (ONTD) screening ...
To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 27, 2009 — Recommendations for clinical practice to screen for and diagnose fetal chromosomal abnormalities, which is considered an ...
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