Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5806
Authors: Gomez, Ruth
Hafezi, N.
Amrani, M.
Schweiger, Susann
Dewenter, Malin K.
Thomas, Petra
Lieb, C.
Hasenburg, Annette
Skala, Christine
Title: Genetic findings in miscarriages and their relation to the number of previous miscarriages
Online publication date: 10-May-2021
Year of first publication: 2021
Language: english
Abstract: PURPOSE Early pregnancy loss leads to a devastating situation for many couples. Genetic disorders found in the pregnancy tissue are a frequent cause of miscarriages. It is unclear whether maternal age or previous miscarriages are associated with a higher chromosomal anomaly rate. This study aimed to determine the cytogenetical distribution of chromosomal disorders in couples after one or more previous miscarriages as well as the influence of maternal age. METHODS 406 fetal tissue samples obtained after spontaneous abortion between 2010 and 2014 were successfully karyotyped. This included 132 couples with at least two losses and 274 couples with sporadic miscarriage. Normal and abnormal karyotype rate was determined for age, parity, gravidity, gestational week and number of previous miscarriages by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS 145 (35.71%) fetal tissue samples had a normal karyotype, and 261 (64.8%) did not. After adjusting for age, older patients have a statistically significantly higher probability of genetic disorders in the pregnancy tissue (p < 0.001, OR 1.064, 95% CI 1.03–1.11). With each additional year, the probability of finding chromosomal abnormalities in a miscarriage increased by 6.4%. Patients younger than 35 years have a lower probability of having chromosomal disorders in the aborted material after two or more miscarriages than after sporadic miscarriages (50.7 vs. 58.9%) (p = 0.014, OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.48–0.914). Nevertheless, the risk of embryonic chromosomal disorders in patients aged 35 and above increased from 75.5% in sporadic miscarriages to 82.4% after more than one pregnancy losses (p = 0.59, OR 1.14, 95% CI  − 0.72 to 1.92). CONCLUSION Chromosomal disorders found after one or more previous miscarriages are related to patients’ age. Couples suffering two or more miscarriages should be further researched, especially in younger patients.
DDC: 610 Medizin
610 Medical sciences
Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department: FB 04 Medizin
Place: Mainz
ROR: https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5806
Version: Published version
Publication type: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Document type specification: Scientific article
License: CC BY
Information on rights of use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
303
Pages or article number: 1425
1432
Publisher: Springer
Publisher place: Berlin u.a.
Issue date: 2021
ISSN: 1432-0711
Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05859-x
Publisher DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05859-x
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