[tri-med] FYI - C-reactive protein: a serological marker for preterm delivery?

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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Volume 81 Issue 5 Page 424 - May 2002
C-reactive protein: a serological marker for preterm delivery? - Acta
Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
   We studied the association between the C-reactive protein level in the
maternal serum early in the second trimester with that in preterm
delivery...Conclusion; A high C-reactive protein level at the beginning of a
pregnancy is associated with a nearly twofold increased risk of preterm
delivery; however, the clinical value at this point is still limited ...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=synergy&synergyActio
n=showAbstract&doi=10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.810509.x

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