Amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein is not a useful biological marker of pregnancy outcome.

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Published in Prenat Diagn on November 01, 1999

Authors

E Verspyck1, S Degré, M F Hellot, G Descargues, C Philippe, G Labadie, J Bénichou, J P Lemoine, L Marpeau

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. verspyck@chu-rouen.fr

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