Why the study?
Are prothrombotic risk factors including elevated Lipoprotein (a) associated with unexplained recurrent miscarriage in Caucasian women?
Population
133 Caucasian women aged 17-40 years with unexplained recurrent miscarriage and 133 age-matched healthy…
Comparison
Presence of prothrombotic risk factors… vs Absence of these risk factors / healthy controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for prothrombotic evaluation in recurrent miscarriage; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Are prothrombotic risk factors including elevated Lipoprotein (a) associated with unexplained recurrent miscarriage in Caucasian women?
Elevated Lipoprotein (a), factor V Leiden mutation, and antiphospholipid antibodies are independent prothrombotic risk factors for unexplained recurrent miscarriage in Caucasian women.
Krause et al. (2005) studied this question.
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