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Descriptive analysis of immunological abnormalities in recurrent reproductive failure and therapeutical outcomes

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Alterations found in the patient population.
N (%)
Expansion of cytotoxic NK cells in peripheral blood (> 13% of lymphocytes)120 (49.5%)
Positive antiphospholipid antibodies92 (38.5%)
Positive antinuclear antibodies (IFA)48 (21.9%)
Positive anti-thyroid antibodies38 (16.8%)
Complement impairment (C3/C4)23 (10.7%) / 69 (32.2%)
Maternal-fetal KIR-HLA-C mismatch38 (39.1%)
Monocytosis (>10%)22 (10.5%)
Positive anti-transglutaminase IgA antibodies5 (2.1%)
Genetic susceptibility CD134 (78.6%)
D-dimer > 400 ng/ml baseline39 (25.8%)
Fibrinogen >450 mg/dl baseline51 (27.1%)
Homocysteine >12 umol/L11 (6.2%)
HOMA > 324 (26.3%)
TSH > 2.5 uIU/ml37 (18.0%)
Vitamin D < 30 ng/ml110 (53.1%)

CD, celiac disease. HLA-C, human leucocyte antigen C. HOMA, homeostatic model assessment. IFA, indirect immunofluorescence. IgA, immunoglobulin A. KIR, killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (killer immunoglobulin-like receptors).NK, Natural Killers. TSH, thyrotropin, thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Data expressed in absolute numbers (%).

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of the study.