A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A IN THIRD TRIMESTER OF NORMAL PREGNANCY WITHOUT PREECLAMPSIA AND PREGNANCY WITH PREECLAMPSIA

Monika Yadav, Dr. Ranjana Mathur

Abstract


Human placenta produces a wide variety of specific proteins, One of them is pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A). The aim of this
study was comparison of serum level of PAPP-A in third trimester of normal pregnancy without preeclampsia and pregnancy with preeclampsia. In
this study, 250 normal pregnant females without preeclampsia and 250 cases of preeclampsia were evaluated. They were compared for serum
PAPP-A. The mean age was not statistically different between two groups (p=0.2564). Preeclamptic pregnant females showed a non-significant
relationship in serum PAPP-A levels when the results were compared with normal pregnant females without preeclampsia.


Keywords


PAPP-A, Trimesters, Preeclampsia

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