Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, is unique to human pregnancy. Over the last two decades many biochemical factors have been selected to detect their predictive value in PE. More recent studies have claimed that increased urinary levels of collagen IV can predict early diabetic nephropathy. This study was done to explore whether elevated urinary concentration of collagen IV in early pregnancy is potentially a more sensitive predictor of PE than microalbumin (MA). Among 119 study subjects, the sensitivity of ACR for PE was 80%, specificity 49.54%, PPV 12.69% and...
Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, is unique to human pregnancy. Over the last two decades many biochemical factors have b...
