No increase in free fetal DNA level in ectopic pregnancy: A preliminary study

The aim of this study was to diagnose ectopic pregnancy in the early period by measuring cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) levels in maternal blood using spectrophotometry. Thirty patients with ectopic pregnancy and 30 patients with first trimester intrauterine pregnancy were enrolled in this prospective...

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Published inTurkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 156 - 159
Main Authors Kömürcü Karuserci, Özge, Uğur, Mete Gürol, Balat, Özcan, Sucu, Seyhun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Türk Jinekoloji ve Obstetrik Derneği 01.09.2017
Galenos Publishing
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Clinical Investigation
Kadın Hastalıkları
Tıp
Ankara
Türkiye
spectrophotometry
free fetal DNA
Ectopic pregnancy
serbest fetal DNA
Ektopik gebelik
spektrofotometre
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Summary:The aim of this study was to diagnose ectopic pregnancy in the early period by measuring cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) levels in maternal blood using spectrophotometry. Thirty patients with ectopic pregnancy and 30 patients with first trimester intrauterine pregnancy were enrolled in this prospective controlled study. cffDNA levels in maternal serum were measured using spectrophotometry. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of cffDNA absorbance levels. Spectrophotometry is not suitable for measuring cffDNA levels to diagnose ectopic pregnancies in the early period. Practical and cost-effective methods should be found or larger patient series should be investigated.
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ISSN:2149-9322
2149-9330
DOI:10.4274/tjod.54715