Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27169601›Full record

ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2016

Immunogenetic contributions to recurrent pregnancy loss.

Frances Grimstad, Sacha Krieg

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Review in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Australasian recurrent pregnancy loss clinical management guideline 2024, part II.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2024
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  13. TheInternational journal of women's health · 2021
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  16. Association ofDisease markers · 2020
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  17. Endometrial Immune Dysfunction in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frances GrimstadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas, 3901 Rainbow Blvd MS 2028, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA. fgrimstad@kumc.edu.
Sacha KriegDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Kansas · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While sporadic pregnancy loss is common, occurring in 15 % of pregnancies, recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) impacts approximately 5 % of couples. Though multiple causes are known (including structural, hormonal, infectious, autoimmune, and thrombophilic causes), after evaluation, roughly half of all cases remain unexplained. The idiopathic RPL cases pose a challenging therapeutic dilemma in addition to incurring much physical and emotional morbidity. Immunogenetic causes have been postulated to contribute to these cases of RPL. Natural Killer cell, T cell expression pattern changes in the endometrium have both been shown in patients with RPL. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and cytokine allelic variations have also been studied as etiologies for RPL. Some of the results have been promising, however the studies are small and have not yet put forth outcomes that would change our current diagnosis and management of RPL. Larger database studies are needed with stricter control criteria before reasonable conclusions can be drawn.

Indexed as

Abortion, HabitualCytokinesEndometriumFemaleHLA AntigensHumansImmunogeneticsKiller Cells, NaturalOvaryT-LymphocytesUterusCytokinesHLA AntigensHuman leukocyte antigensHY-AntibodiesImmunogeneticsRecurrent pregnancy lossT regulatory cell

Identifiers

PMID27169601
PMCPMC4930783
OpenAlexW2372485871

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