Gestational diabetes mellitus: including serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A testing in the clinical management of primiparous women?
Low PAPP-A was strongly associated with GDM and lower values were found in diabetic women needing insulin therapy. Adding PAPP-A to first trimester screening could improve the prediction of women at high risk who will develop GDM. Further studies are needed to validate the applicability of our findings in different populations and settings.
The composition of modified packaging atmosphere is a major factor selecting lactic acid bacterial communities proliferating on raw meat.