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Triage PLGF test diagnostic data

October 29, 2012 7:00 AM UTC

Data from the U.K. PELICAN study analyzing EDTA-blood samples collected after 20 weeks of gestation from 625 women with suspected preeclampsia showed that 94% of women with an abnormal Triage PLGF test (low PIGF levels) required delivery within the next 14 days. Additionally, 96% of women with a normal test result (high PIGF levels) were correctly diagnosed as not at risk. Data were presented at the World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Rome. ...