A Higher Diploma Research at the University of Basrah Explores the Evaluation of Maternal Serum Visfatin Level as a Predictive Biomarker for Preterm Birth

A Higher Diploma Research at the University of Basrah Explores the Evaluation of Maternal Serum Visfatin Level as a Predictive Biomarker for Preterm Birth

A higher diploma research conducted at the College of Medicine, University of Basrah, titled “Evaluation of Maternal Serum Visfatin Level as a Predictive Biomarker for Preterm Birth,” aimed to assess the clinical utility of maternal serum visfatin as an early diagnostic biomarker for spontaneous preterm labor.

The study, presented by student Saba Mohammed Jasim, evaluated the performance of visfatin through Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, focusing on its correlation with traditional inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) count.

The research concluded that women experiencing preterm labor had significantly higher visfatin levels compared to those with term or late-term pregnancies without labor. This strong association suggests that visfatin plays a role in the mechanisms leading to preterm birth and could serve as a valuable, non-invasive biomarker for the early identification of women at risk of preterm labor (PTL), enabling timely medical interventions.

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