To analyze the performance of the first trimester Down syndrome screening in a single medical center in Northern Taiwan.From April 1999 to June 2012, a total of 25,104 pregnant women at gestational age of 10 weeks to 13 weeks 6 days received first trimester "combined test" for Down syndrome screening. The test combines the ultrasound scan of nuchal translucency thickness and maternal biochemical serum levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG). A positive screen was defined as an estimated Down syndrome risk ≥ 1/270, and either chorionic villous sampling or amniocentesis was performed for fetal chromosomal analyses.Seventy-eight of the 25,104 pregnancies were proven to have fetal chromosome anomalies. The detection rates for trisomy 21, trisomy 18, Turner syndrome, and other chromosome anomalies were 87.5
作者:Fa-Kung, Lee;Li-Ching, Chen;Mei-Leng, Cheong;Ching-Yu, Chou;Ming-Song, Tsai
来源:Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology 2013 年 52卷 4期