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Table 2 Clinical criteria for FGR-affected pregnancies.a

From: An EG-VEGF-Dependent Decrease in Homeobox Gene NKX3.1 Contributes to Cytotrophoblast Dysfunction: A Possible Mechanism in Human Fetal Growth Restriction

Clinical characteristics

Number of samples

Birth weight <10th percentile

25/25

Abnormal umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry

 

Elevated

7/25

Reversed

6/25

Absent

8/25

Not recorded

4/25

Head circumference to abdominal circumference ratio

 

Asymmetry HC: AC >1.2

21/25

Not recorded

4/25

Amniotic fluid index

 

Oligohydramnios, AFI <7

18/25

Normal, AFI ≥7

7/25

  1. aAll FGR-affected pregnancies in this study met with the first selection criterion of birth weight being less than 10th percentile and at least two of the other ultrasound-determined selection criteria. Seventeen out of 25 FGR-affected pregnancies met all three ultrasound-determined selection criteria.
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Molecular Medicine

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