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Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 28, No. 1, 50-55 (2009)
Published by the American College of Nutrition

Pilot Study of Association of Anembryonic Pregnancy with 55 Elements in the Urine, and Serum Level of Folate, Homocysteine and S-adenosylhomocysteine in Shanxi Province, China

Yan Yin, PhD, Ting Zhang, MD, Yaohua Dai, MD, Xiaoying Zheng, PhD, Lijun Pei, PhD and Xiaolin Lu, MD

Peking Union Medical College (Y.Y.)
Capital Institute of Pediatric (Y.Y., T.Z., Y.D., X.L.)
Institution of Population Research, Peking University (X.Z., L.P.), Beijing, CHINA

Address correspondence to: Ting Zhang, MD, Capital Institute of Pediatric, No 2 Yabao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, CHINA. E-mail: zhangting616{at}yahoo.com.cn

Objective: To estimate the association of anembryonic pregnancy with 55 elements, homocysteine, folate and S-adenosylhomocysteine in pregnant women.

Methods: Thirty cases of anembryonic pregnancy were diagnosed using ultrasound scanning that showed an empty gestation sac with no embryo pole in the uterus. Additionally, thirty women with normal pregnancy were followed through the delivery a live and normal baby. The cases and controls were matched by age and week of gestation. Levels of 55 elements, homocysteine, folate and S-adenosylhomocysteine in women with anembryonic pregnancies were compared with those of the women experiencing normal pregnancies.

Results: Women with anembryonic pregnancies had statistically significantly lower levels of folate and 10 elements including V, Ti, Li, Cd, Sr, Rb, P, Na, K, and B than did women experiencing normal pregnancies. However, they had higher homocysteine and Ge levels than did the controls.

Conclusions: The levels of multiple nutrients including folate, 11 elements and homocysteine may be associated with the risk of anembryonic pregnancy.

Key words: anembryonic pregnancy, 55 elements, folate, homocysteine, S-adenosylhomocysteine






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