Tag: β-hCG

Indications: β-hCG of the assay allows early diagnosis of pregnancy, but mostly ectopic pregnancies. It also can diagnose secreting tumors, and early detection of trisomy 21 (in this case, the rates are unusually high compared with gestational age). Principle: The hormone choriogonadotrope is a glycoprotein secreted by the syncytiotrophobalste, which maintains during the first trimester…