Book Chapter

Biomarker Immunoassays in the Diagnosis of Preeclampsia: Calculating the sFlt1/PlGF Ratio Using the Cobas (R) e 411 Analyser

Carin Black, Fabricio da Silva Costa

PREECLAMPSIA: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS | Methods in Molecular Biology | HUMANA PRESS INC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Preeclampsia is a relatively common pregnancy-related condition associated with serious maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. It is now well established that anti-angiogenic sFlt1 is upregulated in preeclampsia and binds PlGF and VEGF, causing an imbalance in angiogenic factors with subsequent endothelial injury and dysfunction. Measurement of placental growth factor (PlGF) and the sFlt1/PlGF ratio have both been validated in other countries for screening and diagnosis of preeclampsia and the differentiation of preeclampsia from other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. There are several automated, commercially available immunoassays capable of measuring PlGF and the sFlt1/PlGF ratio ..

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