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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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| 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 |