CA 125 antigen was measured in amniotic fluid, maternal blood, cord blood, and fetal urine by a commercially available immunoradiometric assay kit. The amniotic fluid was obtained from 99 normal pregnancies at various gestational ages. The mean antigen levels were 29,676, 3350, and 1680 U/ml in amniotic fluid of the first, second, and third trimesters, respectively. In maternal blood, 12.5% of pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy showed elevated levels of CA 125 (65 to 100 U/ml). Late in gestation, CA 125 levels in cord blood and fetal urine were always less than 65 U/ml. Immunohistochemical study of CA 125 in fetal membranes, placenta, and decidua showed the presence of antigen only in the amnion. These results suggest that CA 125 is shed into amniotic fluid directly from the amniotic membrane.

Ontogeny of CA 125 antigen in pregnancy: Immunoradiometric determination in amniotic fluid and immunohistochemical localization in fetal membranes.

BARBATI, Antonella;DI RENZO, Giancarlo;
1989

Abstract

CA 125 antigen was measured in amniotic fluid, maternal blood, cord blood, and fetal urine by a commercially available immunoradiometric assay kit. The amniotic fluid was obtained from 99 normal pregnancies at various gestational ages. The mean antigen levels were 29,676, 3350, and 1680 U/ml in amniotic fluid of the first, second, and third trimesters, respectively. In maternal blood, 12.5% of pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy showed elevated levels of CA 125 (65 to 100 U/ml). Late in gestation, CA 125 levels in cord blood and fetal urine were always less than 65 U/ml. Immunohistochemical study of CA 125 in fetal membranes, placenta, and decidua showed the presence of antigen only in the amnion. These results suggest that CA 125 is shed into amniotic fluid directly from the amniotic membrane.
1989
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