The vitamin E-binding protein afamin increases in maternal serum during pregnancy.

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Published in Clin Chim Acta on April 24, 2014

Authors

Michael Hubalek1, Hannes Buchner2, Manfred G Mörtl3, Dietmar Schlembach4, Berthold Huppertz5, Branka Firulovic1, Wolfgang Köhler6, Erich Hafner7, Benjamin Dieplinger6, Ludwig Wildt8, Hans Dieplinger9

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
2: Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical School, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.
3: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
4: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jena University, Jena, Germany.
5: Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
6: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konventhospital Barmherzige Brüder, Linz, Austria.
7: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Danube Hospital/SMZ-Ost, Vienna, Austria.
8: Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
9: Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Medical Genetics, Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; Vitateq Biotechnology GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: hans.dieplinger@i-med.ac.at.

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