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Placental protein 14 (PP14) in late pregnancy

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Placental protein 14 (PP14) was measured in 496 women in the last four weeks of pregnancy. There was no correlation between PP14 levels and the sex of the child, parity, age, or birthweight. A slight reduction in the median value was noted in pregnancies complicated by hypertension.

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  1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Reproductive Physiology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and the London Hospital Medical College, London, UK

    R. J. S. Howell & T. Chard

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK

    A. E. Bolton

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Howell, R.J.S., Bolton, A.E. & Chard, T. Placental protein 14 (PP14) in late pregnancy. Arch. Gynecol. 239, 27–29 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02134285

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