Uterine and placental blood flow indexes and antinuclear autoantibodies in unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: should they be investigated in pregnancy as correlated potential factors? A retrospective study

• Main Authors: Valentina Bruno (Author), Carlo Ticconi (Author), Federica Martelli (Author), Marzia Nuccetelli (Author), Maria Vittoria Capogna (Author), Roberto Sorge (Author), Emilio Piccione (Author), Adalgisa Pietropolli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The potential role of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) pathogenesis is still debated, although some evidences suggest that they could affect pregnancy outcome, leading to a higher miscarriage rate in these patients. A hypothesized mechanism is throug...