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SynthesisPloS one2017

Association between Genetic Polymorphisms in Interleukin Genes and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Meixiang Zhang, Jiawei Xu, Xiao Bao, Wenbin Niu, Linlin Wang, Linqing Du, Nan Zhang, Yingpu Sun

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association ofInternational journal of fertility & sterility · 2023
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  2. Prenatal chronic inflammation and children's executive function development.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2025
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  4. IL-6-174 G/C transversion might decrease male infertility risk: A case-control study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024
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  8. Role ofInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2022
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  13. Endometrial Immune Dysfunction in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
    Review
  14. Interleukin-3 Polymorphism is Associated with Miscarriage of Fresh in Vitro Fertilization Cycles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  15. Interleukin-18 in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
    Review
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  19. Recurrent pregnancy loss: current perspectives.International journal of women's health · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meixiang ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jiawei XuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xiao BaoCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Wenbin NiuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Linlin WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Linqing DuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Nan ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yingpu SunCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukins are a group of immunomodulatory proteins that mediate a variety of immune reactions in the human body. To investigate the association between interleukin gene polymorphisms and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), we reviewed 21 studies from MEDLINE, EMBASE, OVID SP and PubMed to evaluate RPL-related interleukin gene polymorphisms. Meta-analysis was performed on 12 of the polymorphisms, and a review included the others. Our integrated results indicated that IL-1β (-511C/T) (P = 0.02, 95% CI 0.77[0.62,0.96]), IL-6 (-634C/G) (P<0.001, 95% CI 2.91[2.01,4.22]), IL-10 (-1082G/A, -819T/C) (P = 0.01, 95% CI 0.80[0.67,0.96]; P<0.01, 95% CI 0.66[0.49,0.89]), and IL-18 (-137G/C, -105G/A) (P<0.01, 95% CI 1.69[1.24,2.31]; P = <0.01, 95% CI 1.41[1.17,1.70]) consistently associated with RPL after meta-analysis. IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17F rs763780, IL-21 rs2055979 and rs13143866, IL-1β (-31C/T), IL-6 (-2954G/C), and IL-10 (-536A/G) were reported only once as having a significant association with RPL. The potential mechanism underlying miscarriage and these polymorphisms and future research directions are also discussed.

Indexed as

Abortion, HabitualFemaleHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-18Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-6InterleukinsPolymorphism, GeneticPregnancyInterleukin-10Interleukin-18Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Interleukins

Identifiers

PMID28103273
PMCPMC5245830
OpenAlexW2575575317

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