Performance and Predictive Value of First Trimester Screening Markers for Down Syndrome in Iranian Pregnancies

• Main Authors: Reza Heidari (Author), Mostafa Akbariqomi (Author), Elaheh Motevaseli (Author), Mir Davood Omrani (Author), Hamid Kooshki (Author), Ahmad Reza Shamshiri (Author), Shilan Shafei (Author), Moloud Absalan (Author), Mohammad Ali Mazlomi (Author), Soraya Saleh Gargari (Author), Gholamreza Tavoosidana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the performance of first trimester Down syndrome (DS) screening markers in Iranian pregnancies.Although sonographic and serum markers are currently recommended for the first trimester screening of Down syndrome, the screening performance of the markers depends on the race a...