Telomere Length in Idiopathic Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Taylan Onat, Melike Demir Çaltekin, Nihal Inandiklioglu, Emre Baser, Demet Aydogan Kirmizi, Mustafa Kara, Fedi Ercan, Ethem Serdar Yalvac · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2021 · Heft 02 · S. 119-124
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Abstract Objective Telomere length is used as an indicator of biological aging. It is well known that one of the most remarkable risk factors of recurrent pregnancy losses is advanced maternal age. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss and telomere length. Method The study group included 40 women, while the control group consisted of 41 healthy women whose age and body mass index were matched. A venous blood sample was taken from all participants into EDTA tubes in the early follicular phase, and telomere length was measured through the qPCR te…
