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Description

The presence of the Choriogonadotropin beta subunit (B HCG) in plasma or serum shortly after conception followed by its rapid rise in concentration makes it an excellent marker for confirmation and monitoring of pregnancy. Used only for pregnancy testing. HCG done at 16-20 weeks of pregnancy for the purpose of finding a M.O.M. value and to determine risk of a defect in the fetus. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Form Consistency Checks Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services *1. See I1rr consistency notes #1 and #2.
Webcontent USA HCG Reference ServiceCopyright Copyright © 2000 hCG Reference Service. All rights reserved. USA HCG Reference Service: Synthesis and Degradation of HCG Synthesis and Degradation of HCG
Article Clinical ChemistryCopyright Copyright © 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Zhimin C , Robert R. Are Laboratories Reporting Serum Quantitative hCG Results Correctly? Clinical Chemistry 2008; 54:761-764. Link to article

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Choriogonadotropin.beta subunit
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
B-HCG

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CodeSystem lookup
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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 绒毛膜促性腺激素.Beta 亚单位
Synonyms: B HCG;Beta HCG;Beta 人绒毛膜促性腺激素;B-HCG;β人绒毛膜促性腺激素;绒毛膜促性腺激素 Beta 亚单位;绒毛膜促性腺激素.β亚单位;绒毛膜促性腺激素β亚单位
fr-CA French (Canada) Gonadotrophine chorionique humaine.sous-unité bêta
Synonyms: HCG.sous-unité bêta
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Koorioni gonadotropiin.beetaalaühik
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Subunidad beta de la gonadotropina coriónica humana
it-IT Italian (Italy) Coriogonadotropina.subunità beta
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Koriogonadotropin.beta subunit
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Хориогонадотропин.бета субъединица
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) choriongonadotrofine.bèta-subunit
Synonyms: bèta-HCG
fr-BE French (Belgium) Gonadotrophine chorionique humaine.sous-unité béta
Synonyms: HCG.sous-unité béta