A novel X chromosome-linked genetic cause of recurrent spontaneous abortion

被引:45
作者
Lanasa, MC
Hogge, WA
Kubik, CJ
Ness, RB
Harger, J
Nagel, T
Prosen, T
Markovic, N
Hoffman, EP
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Dept Mol Genet & Biochem, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Dept Obstet Gynecol & Reprod Sci, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[3] Magee Womens Hosp, Magee Womens Res Inst, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[4] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[5] Reprod Med Ctr, Minneapolis, MN USA
[6] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Dent Med, Sch Med, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[7] George Washington Univ, Childrens Natl Med Ctr, Ctr Med Genet, Washington, DC USA
关键词
Recurrent spontaneous abortion; X chromosome inactivation; X-linked lethality;
D O I
10.1067/mob.2001.117670
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion is a common women's health problem that affects approximately 1 of every 200 women who wish to have children. It has long been assumed that a large proportion of recurrent spontaneous abortion results from genetic problems, but no causative genes have been identified to date. Here, we tested the hypothesis that a subset of women with recurrent spontaneous abortion are carriers of X-linked recessive disorders that result in the loss of male pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN: X chromosome inactivation patterns, an assay used to detect women who are likely to be carriers of X-linked recessive cell-lethal traits, were compared between 105 female patients with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss and 101 women (control subjects) with a single successful pregnancy and no history of pregnancy loss. Inheritance patterns and gender of offspring were studied in relevant subsets of participants. RESULTS: Female patients showed a highly statistically significant increase in the frequency of skewed X chromosome inactivation (90%; P < .0005). Female patients with highly skewed X chromosome inactivation showed a significant decrease in male children. Four of 6 families that were studied showed maternal inheritance of the skewed inactivation trait. CONCLUSION: We found the 14% of women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss show highly skewed X inactivation, which suggests that they are carriers of X-linked recessive lethal traits. Furthermore, the observed gender bias among women with highly skewed X inactivation suggests selective loss of male conceptions, which is consistent with an X chromosome-linked genetic defect that leads to cell death or growth disadvantage. Identification of such female carriers is important for the reproductive counseling and treatment of these women.
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