Molar DNA in maternal serum in a case of 46,XY heterozygous complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a 46,XX twin live fetus.

increased production of intestinal ALP and the peritoneal dialysis technique, but because the presence of intestinal ALP has also been reported in hemodialysis patients and in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis, there may be other explanations as well. For example, competition for clearance by the asialoglycoprotein receptor of the liver between asialylated intestinal ALP and asialoglycoproteins can lead to increased serum concentrations of intestinal ALP (5 ). Whether this is the case in peritoneal dialysis patients remains to be investigated.