A comparison of the maternal levels of serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 in pregnant women with the complication of fetal open neural tube defects

Erol, Seyit Ahmet; Tanacan, Atakan; Firat Oguz, Esra; Anuk, Ali Taner; Goncu Ayhan, Sule; Neselioglu, Salim; Sahin, Dilek

doi:10.1111/cga.12432

A comparison of the maternal levels of serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 in pregnant women with the complication of fetal open neural tube defects

It was aimed to evaluate the levels of maternal serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in pregnant women with a fetus diagnosed with open neural tube defects (NTDs). This case-control study included 38 pregnant women carrying fetuses with open NTDs and 44 age-matched, pregnan…