Investigation of preeclampsia using raman spectroscopy

Günay Başar*, Uur Parlatan, Şeyma Şeninak, Tuba Günel, Ali Benian, Ibrahim Kaleliolu

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Abstract

Preeclampsia is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. There have been numerous efforts to determine preeclampsia biomarkers by means of biophysical, biochemical, and spectroscopic methods. In this study, the preeclampsia and control groups were compared via band component analysis and multivariate analysis using Raman spectroscopy as an alternative technique. The Raman spectra of serum samples were taken from nine preeclamptic, ten healthy pregnant women. The Band component analysis and principal component analysis-linear discriminant analysis were applied to all spectra after a sensitive preprocess step. Using linear discriminant analysis, it was found that Raman spectroscopy has a sensitivity of 78 and a specificity of 90 for the diagnosis of preeclampsia. Via the band component analysis, a significant difference in the spectra of preeclamptic patients was observed when compared to the control group. 19 Raman bands exhibited significant differences in intensity, while 11 of them decreased and eight of them increased. This difference seen in vibrational bands may be used in further studies to clarify the pathophysiology of preeclampsia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-252
Number of pages14
JournalSpectroscopy (New York)
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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