Serum periostin levels in early in pregnancy are significantly altered in women with miscarriage

• Main Authors: A. Freis (Author), J. Schlegel (Author), R. J. Kuon (Author), A. Doster (Author), J. Jauckus (Author), T. Strowitzki (Author), A. Germeyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Miscarriage is a common complication in pregnancy and there is still a lack of biomarkers usable in asymptomatic patients before the event occurs. Periostin (PER), whose levels rise particularly during injury or inflammation, has been shown to play an important local role in impl...