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Pregnancy-related biomarkers

 

Principal investigator

Martin Overgaard, Biochemist, Associate Professor, PhD
Martin.Overgaard@rsyd.dkhttps://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/persons/movergaard

 

Background

There is an urgent need for biomarkers to predict woman at high risk for developing major pregnancy complications such as preterm birth, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.

 

Research aim

Our aim is to evaluate and implement biochemical markers for early prediction and risk stratification of major obstetric syndrome.

 

Project examples

  • First-trimester biomarkers for prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus  in obese and non-obese women
  • Evaluation of novel biomarkers of  gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and large-for-gestational age in  the Danish SugarMum cohort
  • First trimester biomarkers for prediction of late-onset preeclampsia
  • Implementation and retrospective performance of the ratio of   angiogenic factors sFlt-1/PlGF in women with suspected preeclampsia

 

Available cohorts and infrastructures

  • PRESIDE-OUH (biobank wk 12)
  • SugarMuM (biobank wk 12, wk 24-28)
  • Odense GDM (biobank wk 8-12)

 

Collaborators

 

Publication examples

  • Andersen LLT, Helt A, Sperling L, Overgaard M Decision Threshold for Kryptor sFlt‐1/PlGF Ratio in Women With Suspected Preeclampsia: Retrospective Study in a Routine Clinical Setting,J Am Heart Assoc (2021) Sep 7;10(17).
  • Overgaard M, Glintborg D, Christesen HT, Jensen TK, Andersen MS. Maternal prolactin is associated with glucose status and PCOS in pregnancy: Odense Child Cohort. Eur J Endocrinol. (2020);183(3):307-316.
  • Ravnsborg T, Svaneklink S, Andersen LLT, Larsen MR, Jensen DM, Overgaard M. First-trimester proteomic profiling identifies novel predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS One (2019) Mar 27;14(3).

Last Updated 20.10.2023