%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship of ceruloplasmin and neural tube defects
%A £¿a£¿lar Yaz£¿c£¿o£¿lu
%A Fatma Bahar Cebesoy
%A £¿zcan Balat
%A Ebru Dikensoy
%J Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association
%D 2010
%I Aves Yayincilik
%X Objective: To compare the levels of ceruloplasmin (cp) in the amniotic fluids and maternal bloods of second trimester fetuses with and without neural tube defects (NTD).Materials and Methods: 66 pregnant women were included in the study. Amniocentesis was performed in 32 women in a patient group diagnosed as NTD or anencephaly and 34 pregnants in a control group with positive Down Syndrome screening test. Maternal bloods were also taken. Cp was measured with Erel¡¯s ceruloplasmin measurement method.Results: The cp levels of the amniotic fluid of patients and controls were not statistically different (p>0.05). The cp levels of the maternal bloods were not different in two groups (p>0.05).Conclusion: As an antioxidant, no relation was found between cp and NTD.
%K Ceruloplasmin
%K Antioxidant
%K Neural tube defect
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