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Fetal Lymphocytes in the Maternal Blood [PDF]

Blood, 1972
Abstract The fluorescence of the human Y chromosome after staining with quinacrine derivatives was used in an attempt to determine the prevalence of XY lymphocytes presumptively emanating from male fetuses in the blood of pregnant women. Seven women who subsequently gave birth to male infants had 0.03%-0.20% lymphocytes with a Y body. In
Jim Schröder, Albert de la Chapelle
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Are we ready for widespread implementation of lactate POCT in fetal blood sampling? An analytical and clinical verification of the novel statstrip POCT analyzer [PDF]

Practical Laboratory Medicine
Objectives: Currently, pH values are used in fetal scalp blood sampling as a parameter to rule out fetal distress during the delivery. Due to a high number of pre-analytical errors in pH measurements, lactate measurement is already extensively examined ...
Nienke Spronk, Madeleine SQ. Kortenhorst, Jasmijn A. van Balveren   +2 more
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Frequency of fetal blood sampling, delivery mode and neonatal outcome after revised CTG‐classification and updated lactate meter in Sweden: An observational study [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction A revised cardiotocography (CTG) classification was implemented in Sweden in 2017. Simultaneously, an updated version of the lactate meter, Lactate Pro 2™, proved to measure 50% higher than the previous, necessitating new cutoffs for fetal ...
Klara Gröndal, Erika Gyllencreutz, Stina Wretler, Kari Johansson, Malin Holzmann   +4 more
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Placental transfer of a hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl and effects on fetal and maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis in the rat [PDF]

, 2002
Earlier studies at our laboratory indicated that several hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) detected in human blood could specifically inhibit thyroxine (T4) transport by competitive binding to the thyroid hormone transport protein ...
Assink, Y., Berg, J.H.J. van den, Bergman, A., Brouwer, A., Cenijn, P.H., Koeman, J.H., Meerts, I.A.T.M., Weijers, B.M.   +7 more
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Three obstetric factors should be considered in umbilical cord blood donor selection [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020
Background/Aim. The umbilical cord blood (UCB) volume and hematopoietic stem cells count are used as indicators for hematopoietic potential of UBC units. These indicators are affected by a collection method and obstetric factors.
Škorić Dejan, Milovanović Ivan, Dimić Jovana, Bogićević Dragana   +3 more
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Cord Blood Advanced Lipoprotein Testing Reveals an Interaction between Gestational Diabetes and Birth-Weight and Suggests a New Early Biomarker of Infant Obesity

Biomedicines, 2022
Abnormal lipid metabolism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is observed in neonates with abnormal fetal growth. However, the underlying specific changes in the lipoprotein profile remain poorly understood.
Francisco Algaba-Chueca, Elsa Maymó-Masip, Mónica Ballesteros, Albert Guarque, Alejandro Majali-Martínez, Olga Freixes, Núria Amigó, Sonia Fernández-Veledo, Joan Vendrell, Ana Megía   +9 more
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Tumor lysis syndrome in premature infant prompting early resection of a large sacrococcygeal teratoma: a case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Background Sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCTs) are the most common congenital neoplasm and often require resection soon after birth. There are rare reports of cardiac arrest during surgery due to manipulation of the tumor triggering secondary necrosis and ...
Aditi Dey, Rita Wyrebek, Loraine Torres, Danilo Escoto, Fauzia Shakeel, Jennifer Mayer   +5 more
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Perinatal granulopoiesis and risk of pediatric asthma

eLife, 2021
There are perinatal characteristics, such as gestational age, reproducibly associated with the risk for pediatric asthma. Identification of biologic processes influenced by these characteristics could facilitate risk stratification or new therapeutic ...
Benjamin A Turturice, Juliana Theorell, Mary Dawn Koenig, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Diane R Gold, Augusto A Litonjua, Emily Oken, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, David L Perkins, Patricia W Finn   +9 more
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Association of cord blood zinc level and birth weight in a sample of Iranian neonates

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020
Background: In addition to its short-term effects, low birth weight increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in adult life. The quality of maternal diet including the macronutrient intake is very important in this regard.
Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali, Sara Shayegh, Mohammad Hasan Tajaddin, Masoomeh Goodarzi-Khoigani, Roya Kelishadi   +4 more
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Incidence of micronuclei in pregnant women and cord blood samples before and after the bombing of Serbia [PDF]

Archive of Oncology, 2004
BACKGROUND: This study provides the data regarding monitoring of population using CB-micronuclei assay in the period 1995-2001 in Serbia. The target groups consisted of 45 pregnant women of mean age 34.3(6.56) years, unaware of being exposed to chemicals
Stanković Miroslava, Joksić Gordana, Guć-Šćekić Marija P.   +2 more
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