The “hook effect” causing a negative pregnancy test in a patient with an advanced molar pregnancy

• At high hCG levels in molar pregnancies, a “hook effect” can cause an artificially negative value. • Delay in diagnosis of a molar pregnancy due to the “hook effect” can lead to severe complications. • Suspicion of a molar pregnancy should be communicated so a diluted sample is used to quantify hC...

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Autores principales: Winder, Abigail D., Mora, Adria Suarez, Berry, Emily, Lurain, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5475266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28653031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.06.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5475266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28653031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.06.008

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