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ea0038fp8 | (1) | SFEBES2015

Reduced circulating levels of kisspeptin, human chorionic gonadotropin, placental-like growth factor, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and soluble endoglin but not prokineticin-1 are associated with miscarriage risk

Abbara Ali , Jayasena Channa , Comninos Alexander , Narayanaswamy Shakunthala , Maffe Juan Gonzalez , Izzi-Engbeaya Chioma , Oldham Jaimie , Sarang Zubair , Malik Zainab , Harvey Richard , Dhanjal Mandish , Williamson Catherine , Bloom Stephen , Dhillo Waljit

Background: Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of pregnancy occurring prior to 24 weeks of gestation, and can be devastating for affected couples. Abnormal placental development is observed in two-thirds of miscarriages. Recently, the circulating placental markers kisspeptin, prokineticin-1 (PK-1), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1), soluble endoglin (sEng) and placental growth factor (PlGF) have been identified and investigated for potential associations with miscarr...