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Evaluation of the performance of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1/alpha-fetoprotein test in diagnosing ruptured fetal membranes in pregnant women

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I read with great interest the article entitled ”Evaluation of the performance of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1/alpha-fetoprotein test in diagnosing ruptured fetal membranes in pregnant women” by Ruanphoo and Phupong,1 which was published in the Journal of Perinatology August 2015 issue.

Ruanphoo and Phupong1 mentioned in the discussion that the sensitivity of the IGFBP-1 (insulin growth factor-1)/AFP (alpha fetoprotein) test was lower than the previous study by Thomasino et al.2

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt,

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  2. Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Ahmadi, Kuwait,

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Abdelazim, I. Evaluation of the performance of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1/alpha-fetoprotein test in diagnosing ruptured fetal membranes in pregnant women. J Perinatol 36, 77 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.180

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