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triple screen
Combined prenatal screening test used to estimate the risk of chromosomal abnormalities (trisomies 21 and 18). Also known as first-trimester screening, triple test or maternal serum screening test, it evaluates maternal age, biochemical markers (PAPP-A, free β-hCG), and ultrasound nuchal translucency.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Diagnostic tests
Level of specialization High
Definition source National Library of Medicine
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Synonym
first-trimester screening
Formal
maternal serum screening test
Formal
triple test
Formal
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triple screening
Examples
Quad screening is triple screening plus measurement of inhibin A. Quad screening increases sensitivity to approximately 80%, with a 7% false-positive rate.

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