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Figure 1: The correlation of serum zinc and alkaline phosphatase activity in preterm delivery,
preeclampsia, anemia, cephalic and anomalies.
CONCLUSIONS
Data showed that ALP levels increased during pregnancy, because placenta produces ALP.
According to the 100 cases taken into consideration, there was a negative correlation between
serum zinc and alkaline phosphatase activity in patients suffering from preeclampsia, whereas a
positive correlation preterm delivery, anemia, cephalic and anomalies.
There were in total 100 pregnant women, from which 64 cases were anemic and 36 cases were
normal with serum zinc levels low than 70mcg/dl.
20 of 100 cases had a low ALP level, who were considered as patients suffering from anemia or
Wilson’s disease; 65 cases had normal ALP level, who were considered as normal pregnant women;
whereas 15 cases who had high ALP levels, were considered as patients suffering from Paget's disease
of bone etc.
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