title: Evaluation the frequency of factor V Leiden mutation in pregnant women with preeclampsia syndrome in an Iranian population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Role of genetic factors in etiology of preeclampsia is not confirmed yet.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Gene defect frequency varies in different geographic areas as well as ethnic groups. In this study, the role of factor V Leiden mutation in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia syndrome among the pregnant population of northern shore of Persian Gulf in Iran, were considered.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between Jan. 2008 and Dec. 2009, in a nested case control study, pregnant women with preeclampsia (N=198) as cases and healthy (N=201) as controls were enrolled in the study. DNA were extracted from 10 CC peripheral blood and analyzed for presence of factor V Leiden mutation in these subjects. The maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy according to the distribution of factor V Leiden were also compared among cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 17(8.6%) of cases and 2(1%) of controls showed the factor V Leiden mutation. The incidence of factor V Leiden was typically higher in preeclamptic women than control group (OR: 9.34 %95 CI: 2.12-41.01). There was no difference in incidence rate of preterm delivery< 37 weeks (OR: 1.23 %95 CI: 0.38-4.02), very early preterm delivery<32 weeks (OR: 1.00 %95 CI: 0.12-8.46), intra uterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR) (OR: 1.32 %95 CI: 0.15-11.30 ),and the rate of cesarean section (OR: 0.88 %95 CI: 0.29-2.62 ) among cases based on the prevalence of factor V Leiden mutation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pregnant women with factor V Leiden mutation are prone for preeclampsia syndrome during pregnancy, but this risk factor was not correlated to pregnancy complications in the studied women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors.forename: Samieh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Molecular and Clinical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yavarian
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azinfar
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azizi Kootenaee
keywords: Factor V Leiden mutation; Iran; Obstetric complication; Preeclampsia