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Title
Association of Inherited Thrombophilia with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in Palestinian Women
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Publication Date
2011
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Open Access
Yes
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed at analyzing the association between recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and factor V G1691A (FVL), prothrombin G20210 (FII); and MTHFR C677T (MTHFR) in Palestinian women. Method: We studied 329 Palestinian women with RPL and/or stillbirth (SB); and compared them to 402 healthy reproductive Palestinian women. Cases and controls were tested for the above mutations. Odds ratio (OR) at confidence interval (CI) of 95% was used as a measure of association between the mutations and RPL. Results: Our statistical analysis showed a slightly increased association, which was not significant between FVL and RPL (OR 1.32, 95% CI 0.90–1.94), and no association between FII (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.38–1.92), MTHFR (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.32–1.03), and RPL. Further analysis of RPL subgroups revealed an association between FVL and first-trimester loss (OR 1.33, 95% CI 0.892–1.989), and second-trimester loss (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.480–2.426), both were not statistically significant. Furthermore, the only statistically significant association was between FVL and SB (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.05–3.70). Conclusion: Our analysis had failed to find a significant association between FVL, FII, MTHFR; and RPL in either the first or second trimester. FVL was significantly associated with fetal loss if the loss was a stillbirth.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication
United States of America
ISSN
1687-9597
1687-9589
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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