title: Is thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor antigen (TAFIag) level significant in recurrent miscarriage?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma thrombin-tat fibrinolysis inhibitor antigen (TAFIag) levels in women with recurrent miscarriage (RM) and age-matched healthy parous women as controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 80 patients were enrolled in this study. As a study group (group 1), the authors evaluated 49 RM patients who had two or more consecutive abortions with unknown etiology before 12 weeks of gestation. The remaining 31 patients (group 2) were age-matched healthy parous women with no history of miscarriage and experienced at least one live baby.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparisons of blood TAFIag levels revealed no statistically significant difference between women with recurrent miscarriages and control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of the present study indicated that TAFIag level was not associated with recurrent miscarriages.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kayatas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumru
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sariibrahim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kartal
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2 / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2