Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss More Often Have an Older Brother and a Previous Birth of a Boy: Is Male Microchimerism a Risk Factor?

Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss More Often Have an Older Brother and a Previous Birth of a Boy: Is Male Microchimerism a Risk Factor?

Known etiologic factors can only be found in about 50% of patients with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). We hypothesized that male microchimerism is a risk factor for RPL and aimed to explore whether information on family tree and reproductive history, obtained from 383 patients with unexplained RPL,...

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Main Authors: Caroline Nørgaard-Pedersen, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Ole B. Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
recurrent pregnancy loss
habitual abortion
reproductive immunology
microchimerism
Y chromosome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2613

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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2613

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