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Celiac Disease Predisposition and Genital Tract Microbiota in Women Affected by Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.
Nutrients - 1 Jan 2023
Masucci Luca, D'Ippolito Silvia, De Maio Flavio, Quaranta Gianluca, Mazzarella Roberta, Bianco Delia Mercedes, Castellani Roberta, Inversetti Annalisa, Sanguinetti Maurizio, Gasbarrini Antonio, Scambia Giovanni, Di Simone Nicoletta
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of Idiopathic Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is doubled in patients suffering from Celiac Disease (CD) compared to healthy populations. CD genetic components are HLA class II genes known as HLA-DQ2 and DQ8. Genetically susceptible women can remain asymptomatic even though they are exposed to a doubled risk of RPL compared to the general population. Furthermore, CD has been associated with microbiota...
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