Spontaneous miscarriage in first trimester pregnancy is associated with altered urinary metabolite profile

• Main Authors: Ku, Chee Wai, Tan, Zhen Wei, Lim, Mark Kit, Tam, Zhi Yang, Lin, Chih-Hsien, Ng, Sean Pin, Allen, John Carson, Lek, Sze Min, Tan, Thiam Chye, Tan, Nguan Soon
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Carnitines; Mass Spectrometry; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81152; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46611
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Threatened miscarriage is the most common gynecological emergency, occurring in about 20% of pregnant women. Approximately one in four of these patients go on to have spontaneous miscarriage and the etiology of miscarriage still remains elusive. In a bid to identify possible biomarkers and novel tre...