First Trimester Down Syndrome Screen: Related Pages

First Trimester
Down Syndrome Screen

Formal name: First Trimester Screen – Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), as either free beta subunit or total hCG, and a nuchal translucency ultrasound
Related tests: Triple/Quad Screen, total hCG

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This article was last reviewed on July 5, 2007.

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