Clinical Study Human Serum PCSK 9 Is Elevated at Parturition in Comparison to Nonpregnant Subjects While Serum PCSK 9 from Umbilical Cord Blood is Lower Compared to Maternal Blood

1 Clinical Research Laboratory, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Riverside Campus, University of Ottawa, 1967 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 7W9 2Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8M5 3Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Cellular Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Box 804, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6 4Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute,The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, 566 Louise Street, Winchester, ON, Canada K0C 2K0