Combined Parental Thrombophilia Gene Mutation Defects in Couples with Repeated Pregnancy Loss

Several genetic mutations in female thrombotic defects have recently been shown to affect recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL); however, it is unclear which common parental mutations are involved in thrombosis-associated repeated pregnancy loss RPL.

In this study, the prevalence of some combined parental thrombophilia gene mutation defects was studied in couples with RPL.

The observational study was done in babol infertility research center (Iran) in 2022.

Sixty-two infertile women with a history of RPL and their male partners (124 individuals) participated in this study. The frequencies of common defects associated with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C, factor V Leiden, protein C, protein S and homocysteine were analysed in these couples.

The data were statistically analysed using the Mann-Whitney test.

Sixty-two couples (124 individuals) were analysed. 56.2% of couples with a history of RPL had MTHFR C677T and 23.1% had MTHFR A1298C. Forty percent of couples showed homocysteine deficiency and 12.5% protein C deficiency. Other genes tested were only observed in the mother or father but not both.

Results obtained with RPL couples demonstrate the importance of further investigating combined parental thrombophilia gene mutation defects (not only maternal).