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Objective: First trimester screening tests are widely used for the diagnosis of chomosomal anomalies. In our study, we investigated the effect of maternal smoking on first trimester screening tests in pregnant women who applied to our laboratory.
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Objective: Combine test (between the 11 th and 14th weeks of gestation) and triple test (between the 16 th and 18th weeks of gestation) are being used for trisomy 21 and trisomy 18 screening. We have investigated the precision of fetal nuchal translucency (NT), free β HCG...
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the median values of the triple test screening parameters in pregnancy in Bingöl region, and to compare the median values determined for the currently used programs and some other provinces.
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