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Original Research
Effects of inherited trombophilia in women with recurrent pregnancy loss
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir
2 Department of Medical Biology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir
3 Department of Genetics Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir (Turkey)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2011, 38(4), 347–350;
Published: 10 December 2011
Abstract

Purpose of lnvestigation: To evaluate the prevalence and effects of inherited thrombophilia caused by factor V Leiden, prothrombinG 20210A and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T mutations in women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Methods: A study group of 97 women with recurent miscarriages and a control group of 71 healthy pregnant women were included in the study. Genotype analyses for factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms were performed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: The frequency of factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A and MTHFR C677T mutations were similar in both the study and control group. There were eight patients (8.2%) who had more than one gene mutation in the studygroup and one patient in the control group (1.4%). This difference was not statistically significant. Study group patients (n = 97) were compared in terms of the number of miscarriages and the abortion week, in adition to being a carrier of factor V Leiden and MTHFR C677T gene mutations. No statistically significant correlation was found between being a factor V Leiden and MTHFR C677T mutation carrier with either the number of miscarriages or the abortion week. Conclusion: Factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A and MTHFR C677T gene mutations are not individually related with recurrent pregnancy loss. However, combined gene mutation status may be associated with recurrent miscarriages.
Keywords
Recurrent pregnancy loss
Factor V Leiden
Prothrombin
MTHFR
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