Biochemical markers for prediction of preclampsia: review of the literature

摘要

Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the most common diseases worldwide, complicating ~5% of all pregnancies.udAlthough no major progress has been achieved in the treatment of PE, our ability to identify women at highrisk has increased considerably during the past decade.udThe early identification of patients with an increased risk for preeclampsia is therefore one of the most important goals in obstetrics. Today, several markers may offer the potential to be used, most likely in a combinatory analysis, as predictors or diagnostic tools. We present here the current knowledge on the biology of preeclampsia and review several biochemical markers which may be used to monitor preeclampsia in a future, that, we hope, is not to distant from today.