Serum Pancreatic Stone Protein Reference Values in Healthy Pregnant Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In non-pregnant populations, pancreatic stone protein (PSP) has been reported to have a higher diagnostic performance for identifying severe inflammatory and infectious disease than other established biomarkers.

Objective

To generate reference values for serum PSP in pregnancy and compare them to the values of the general healthy population.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

A single center.

Population

Healthy women with singleton and multiple pregnancies.

Methods

This is a prospective single-center cohort study. Between 2013 and 2021, samples of 5 mL peripheral blood were drawn from 440 healthy pregnant women. Therein, 393 cases were singletons and 47 were multiple pregnancies. Serum PSP levels were measured by specific enzyme

SUBMITTER: Vonzun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10178875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature