2005
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.036467
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Molecular Distinction of Circulating Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A in Myocardial Infarction and Pregnancy

Abstract: Background:In the blood of pregnant women, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) is present as a covalent complex with the proform of eosinophil major basic protein (proMBP). Recently, increased serum concentrations of PAPP-A have been found in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the circulating PAPP-A in ACS is the same as that in pregnancy. Methods: We developed two time-resolved immunofluorometric assays based on a relative epitope map constructed by the… Show more

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“…[215][216][217] Different assays may therefore perform differently. 218 It has been shown that free PAPP-A is a better predictor than total PAPP-A.…”
Section: Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein Amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[215][216][217] Different assays may therefore perform differently. 218 It has been shown that free PAPP-A is a better predictor than total PAPP-A.…”
Section: Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein Amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the plasma, PAPP-A circulates either as a free form or as a heterotetrameric complex of the proform of eosinophil major basic protein (proMBP) forming an approximately 500 kDa and called PAPP-A/proMBP ( Fig. 2) [12,13] ProMBP is substituted with both N-and O-linked carbohydrate in addition to a single heparan sulfate moiety, which is believed to occupy the cell-surface binding site of PAPP-A in the circulating PAPP-A/proMBP complex [14,15]. The PAPP-A gene has been assigned to human chromosome 9q33.1 span over 200 kb of DNA, and contains 22 exons [13].…”
Section: Chemistry Of Papp-amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recently, FPAPP-A was reported to be the dominant molecular form released to the circulation during ACS (15 ). Measurement of FPAPP-A has therefore been suggested as a more specific and sensitive biomarker in ACS than TPAPP-A, which shows considerable intraindividual fluctuations not related to the acute event.…”
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confidence: 99%