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In vanishing\u2010twin pregnancies with a dead embryo, marker levels were examined in relation to the estimated time between embryonic death and maternal blood sampling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>First, in pregnancies with a vanishing twin, median free <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2010hCG MoM was not significantly different from that in normal singleton pregnancies (1.000; 95% CI, 0.985\u20131.016 <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic> 0.995; 95% CI, 0.948\u20131.044; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.849). Second, PAPP\u2010A MoM was higher in vanishing\u2010twin pregnancies than in normal singleton pregnancies (1.000; 95% CI, 0.985\u20131.015), both in the group with an empty gestational sac (1.165; 95% CI, 1.080\u20131.256; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.0001) and in that with a dead embryo (1.175; 95% CI, 1.105\u20131.249; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). Third, in vanishing\u2010twin pregnancies with a dead embryo, PAPP\u2010A MoM was related inversely to the interval between estimated gestational age at embryonic demise and blood sampling (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). Fourth, in first\u2010trimester screening for trisomy 21 in singleton pregnancies, the estimated detection rate, at a 5% false\u2010positive rate, was 82% in screening by a combination of maternal age and fetal nuchal translucency thickness, and this increased to 86% with the addition of serum free <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2010hCG and to 91% with the addition of serum PAPP\u2010A. Fifth, similar performance of screening can be achieved in pregnancies with a vanishing twin, provided the appropriate adjustments are made to the level of PAPP\u2010A for the interval between estimated gestational age at embryonic demise and blood sampling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>First\u2010trimester screening for trisomy in pregnancies with a vanishing twin should rely on a combination of maternal age, fetal nuchal translucency thickness and serum free <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2010hCG, as in singleton pregnancy, without the use of serum PAPP\u2010A. Alternatively, PAPP\u2010A can be included but only after appropriate adjustment for the interval between estimated gestational age at fetal demise and blood sampling. Copyright \u00a9 2019 ISUOG. 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