Article
Increased frequency of genetic thrombophilia in women with complications of pregnancy.
The New England journal of medicine - 7 Jan 1999
Kupferminc M J, Eldor A, Steinman N, Many A, Bar-Am A, Jaffa A, Fait G, Lessing J B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obstetrical complications such as severe preeclampsia, abruptio placentae, fetal growth retardation, and stillbirth are associated with intervillous or spiral-artery thrombosis and inadequate placental perfusion. Whether these complications are associated with an increased frequency o...
Topics
- Abruptio Placentae
- Adult
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
- Antithrombin III Deficiency
- Case-Control Studies
- Factor V
- Female
- Fetal Death
- Fetal Growth Retardation
- Humans
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)
- Mutation
- Odds Ratio
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications
- Protein C Deficiency