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The association between cardiovascular disease gene mutations and recurrent pregnancy loss in the Lebanese population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Oct 2018
El Achi Hanadi, Awwad Johnny, Abou Daya Sarah, Halabi Sahar, Damianos Sandra, Mahfouz Rami
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a problem affecting up to 5% of women of childbearing age due to many factors. Studies have shown that RPL and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may have shared risk factors. We compared the prevalence of 12 cardiovascular disease related gene mutations in patients with a history of RPL to normal controls in a major tertiary care center in Lebanon. The CVD StripAssay (ViennaLab,...
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