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For the detection of serum concentrations of placenta growth factor, a quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique (R &amp; D Systems Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) was performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using a multiple linear regression model, maternal serum placenta growth factor level was associated with gestational age (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001) and the existence of Down syndrome pregnancy (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001). After converting maternal serum placenta growth factor concentrations of each analyte to multiples of the appropriate gestational median (MoM), placenta growth factor MoM (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001) was revealed to be an independent variable for Down syndrome pregnancies after adjusting for the effects of maternal age (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001), free \u03b2\u2010hCG (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001) and AFP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.014) by multivariate logistic regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Maternal serum placenta growth factor concentration was elevated in Down syndrome pregnancies during the early second trimester. Placenta growth factor might be a novel marker for maternal serum Down syndrome screening. 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