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Mannose-binding lectin-2 genotypes and recurrent late pregnancy losses.

Authors: Christiansen, Ole B  Nielsen, Henriette S  Lund, Marie  Steffensen, Rudi  Varming, Kim 
Citation: Christiansen OB, etal., Hum Reprod. 2009 Feb;24(2):291-9. doi: 10.1093/humrep/den377. Epub 2008 Oct 16.
RGD ID: 12910825
Pubmed: PMID:18927129   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1093/humrep/den377   (Journal Full-text)


BACKGROUND: Low levels of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) predispose to various infectious and inflammatory disorders and have been reported to be associated with recurrent early miscarriages. Recurrent late pregnancy losses (RLPL) in the second trimester is a rare but devastating syndrome where maternal rather than fetal causes are likely to play a stronger role than in early recurrent miscarriage.
METHODS: We identified 75 patients with at least two late losses of pregnancies with apparently normal fetuses between gestational week 14 and 30 among patients with recurrent pregnancy losses referred to our clinic. Polymorphisms in the MBL2 gene associated with plasma MBL levels were investigated in all patients and in 104 women with two or more children and no miscarriages. The patients were divided into three groups: one with clinical signs of cervical insufficiency, one positive for the lupus anticoagulant (LAC) and an idiopathic group.
RESULTS: Among all patients with RLPL, 26.7% had MBL2 genotypes associated with MBL deficiency compared with 12.5% in controls [odds ratio (OR) 2.55; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17-5.52; P < 0.02]. Among patients with clinical signs of cervical insufficiency or the LAC, the frequency of genotypes associated with MBL deficiency was not significantly increased. However, among 38 patients with idiopathic RLPL, 36.8% carried low-producing MBL2 genotypes, which was significantly more than in controls (OR 4.08, 95% CI 1.70-9.83, P = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: MBL deficiency is strongly associated with idiopathic RLPL. This may point towards a role for excessive inflammatory disturbances as a cause of the syndrome.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Spontaneous Abortions  IAGP 12910825DNA:polymorphisms:multiple:RGD 
Spontaneous Abortions  ISOMBL2 (Homo sapiens)12910825; 12910825DNA:polymorphisms:multiple:RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Mbl2  (mannose binding lectin 2)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Mbl2  (mannose-binding lectin (protein C) 2)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
MBL2  (mannose binding lectin 2)


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