Maternal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in African women

dc.contributor.author	Rogo Khama O.
dc.contributor.author	Onyango, GK
dc.contributor.author	Ojwang, PJ
dc.contributor.author	Sekkade-Kigondu, C
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-07T05:59:16Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-07T05:59:16Z
dc.date.issued	1991-08
dc.identifier.citation	East Afr Med J. 1991 Aug;68(8):601-5.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1722453
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29636
dc.description.abstract	In a prospective and cross-sectional study, 147 serum samples from normal antenatal indigenous Kenyan women were analysed for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentrations between 8 and 28 weeks gestation. There was progressive rise in AFP levels with gestation, most rapid between 12 and 24 weeks. There were wide variations in AFP concentrations at every gestation but no correlation was established with maternal age or parity. All the eleven women with very high AFP values had subsequent complications, including 2 abortions, 1 APH, 7 PET and one pair of twins. The need for more studies on the value of AFP in monitoring of pregnancy in the African set up is emphasised	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi.	en
dc.title	Maternal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in African women	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	en