Wald N, Barker S, Peto R, Brock D J, Bonnar J
Br Med J. 1975 Mar 22;1(5959):651-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5959.651.
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were higher in 10 twin pregnancies and one triplet pregnancy than in 22 control singleton pregnancies matched for maternal age, parity, and the time of gestation at which the serum sample was taken. In twin pregnancies the average AFP levels were double those found in singleton pregnancies and the level in the triplet pregnancy was even higher. Raised maternal serum AFP values due to multiple pregnancy should not cause unnecessary amniocentesis in the diagnosis of anencephaly or spina bifida if an ultrasound investigation is routinely performed first.
10例双胎妊娠和1例三胎妊娠孕妇血清甲胎蛋白(AFP)水平高于22例与孕妇年龄、产次及血清样本采集时孕周相匹配的对照单胎妊娠孕妇。在双胎妊娠中,AFP平均水平是单胎妊娠的两倍,三胎妊娠中的水平更高。如果首先常规进行超声检查,多胎妊娠导致的孕妇血清AFP值升高在无脑儿或脊柱裂的诊断中不应引起不必要的羊膜穿刺术。