Postmortem measurement of human chorionic gonadotropin in vitreous humor and bile.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_6F56EA8E7A89
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Postmortem measurement of human chorionic gonadotropin in vitreous humor and bile.
Périodique
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Fanton L., Bévalot F., Cartiser N., Palmiere C., Le Meur C., Malicier D.
ISSN
1556-4029 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-1198
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
55
Numéro
3
Pages
792-794
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Postmortem human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) blood assay can confirm postmortem diagnosis of pregnancy or document situations in which HCG levels are elevated. In some cases, however, blood sampling is not possible at autopsy. In this study, HCG was quantified by enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (ELFA) in the bile (n = 5), vitreous humor (n = 4), and postmortem blood (n = 4) of five pregnant women. There were no false negatives in the pregnant subjects (n = 5) or false positives in controls (n = 34), enabling this test to be recommended for routine use in forensic contexts in which the detection of elevated HCG levels could be of interest.
Mots-clé
Adult, Aged, Bile/chemistry, Case-Control Studies, Child, Preschool, Chorionic Gonadotropin/analysis, Feasibility Studies, Female, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Forensic Pathology, Humans, Immunoenzyme Techniques/methods, Infant, Middle Aged, Postmortem Changes, Pregnancy, Vitreous Body/chemistry
Pubmed
Web of science
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