Placental Growth Factor: As an Early Second Trimester Predictive Marker for Preeclampsia in Normal and High-Risk Pregnancies in a Turkish Population

Objective Placental growth factor (PlGF) is an angiogenetic factor and inducts the development of preeclampsia in a hypoxic environment. In this study, we examined maternal blood PlGF levels in a pregnant population between 16 and 19 weeks of gestation for determining the prospective value for early diagnosis of preeclampsia as a screening test.