Dr Basky Thilaganathan

NAME	Dr Basky THILAGANATHAN
Research Status	Clinical Scientist
Academic Section	Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Phone Number	020 8725 0071
Email	basky@pobox.com
Research Interests	Uterine Doppler and trophoblast invasion — clinic/lab collaboration Ultrasound screening for fetal abnormality — ultrasound based studies Screening for pre-eclampsia — biochemical and biophysical techniques
MAJOR Research Techniques	Uterine Doppler Ultrasound Proteomics
Minor Research Techniques	1. Obstetric ultrasound
RECENT PUBLICATIONS — ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS
1.Prefumo F, Gaze DC, Papageorghiou AT, Collinson PO, Thilaganathan B. First trimester maternal serum ischaemia-modified albumin: a marker of hypoxia-ischaemia-driven early trophoblast development. Hum Reprod. 2007 Jul;22(7):2029-32. 2.Whitley GS, Dash PR, Ayling LJ, Prefumo F, Thilaganathan B, Cartwright JE. Increased apoptosis in first trimester extravillous trophoblasts from pregnancies at higher risk of developing preeclampsia. Am J Pathol. 2007 Jun;170(6):1903-9. 3.Prefumo F, Ganapathy R, Thilaganathan B, Sebire NJ. Influence of parity on first trimester endovascular trophoblast invasion. Fertil Steril. 2006 Apr;85(4):1032-6. 4.Ganapathy R, Ayling LJ, Whitley GS, Cartwright JE, Thilaganathan B. Effect of first-trimester serum from pregnant women with high-resistance uterine artery Doppler resistance on extravillous trophoblast invasion. Hum Reprod. 2006 May;21(5):1295-8. 5.Prefumo F, Guven M, Ganapathy R, Thilaganathan B. The longitudinal variation in uterine artery blood flow pattern in relation to birth weight. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr;103(4):764-8. 6.Prefumo F, Sebire NJ, Thilaganathan B. Decreased endovascular trophoblast invasion in first trimester pregnancies with high-resistance uterine artery Doppler indices. Hum Reprod. 2004 Jan;19(1):206-9.
RECENT REVIEWS / BOOK CHAPTERS
Problem-Based Obstetric Ultrasound. Eds. Thilaganathan B, Sairam S, Papageorghiou AT and Bhide A. Informa Healthcare, 2007 Practical Obstetric Ultrasound. Eds. Chudleigh P and Thilaganathan B. Arnold, 2004. Bhide A, Thilaganathan B. Recent advances in the management of placenta previa. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Dec;16(6):447-51. Review. Bhide A, Thilaganathan B. What prenatal diagnosis should be offered in multiple pregnancy? Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Aug;18(4):531-42. Review. Thilaganathan B. First-trimester nuchal translucency and maternal serum biochemical screening for Down's syndrome: a happy union? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Apr;13(4):229-30. Review.