A DS risk of 1/270 at midtrimester or greater is considered a positive screen, and additional testing should be offered. In the first trimester, three additional markers, fetal nuchal thickness (NT) measured by ultrasound, maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), and hCG...
Calcium supplementation in the second half of pregnancy is known to reduce the serious consequences of pre-eclampsia; however, the effect of calcium supplementation during placentation is not known. We aimed to test the hypothesis that calcium supplementation before and in early pregnancy (up to 20...
The epicardium emerges from the proepicardium during cardiogenesis as a mesothelial layer of cells surrounding the heart1. During development, epicardial cells may lose mesothelial identity and undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), resulting in a population of epicardial-derived cells (EPDCs...
Here we aimed to investigate associations between neonatal DNA methylation and birth order on a genome-wide scale for the first time that we are aware of, combining results from 16 cohorts from the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium (PACE). The large number of studies allowed extensive...
Therefore, maternal glycemic status during pregnancy may influence offspring cardiometabolic programming via AA metabolism. However, studies to date have been mainly limited to cord blood AAs. Evidence regarding the long-term influence of GDM on offspring AAs is sparse, and in particular, data on ...
d. determines a positive blood type. e. can only be found on type O red blood cells. Choose the correct answer: The blood group considered as the universal donor is A) A B) B C) AB D) OExplore our homework questions and answers...
A positive beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level usually means that you are pregnant. Pregnancy tests detect the hCG hormone in the blood and urine. The beta hCG levels are also measured using a test known as quantitative hCG testing. While pregn
The paucity of data and reduced knowledge regarding the evolution of the disease during pregnancy and the adverse effects of the therapy on the mother and infant increase voluntary childlessness in this group of patients. Depending on the type of IBD, severity and surgical or medical management, ...
The presence of RhD antigen ___. a. is not very common. b. determines a negative blood type. c. can only found on type AB blood cells. d. determines a positive blood type. e. can only be found on type O red blood cells....
Mother and infant blood group incompatibilities in Saudi Arabs are different from those in other countries. Mothers with blood group O and infant with blood group A or B (ABO set up) were found in 14% of the cases. ABO set up and direct Coombs test were positive in 4% of the infants...