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Placental Pathology Findings in Unexplained Pregnancy Losses
Thompson B, Holzer P, Kliman H. Placental Pathology Findings in Unexplained Pregnancy Losses. Reproductive Sciences 2023, 31: 488-504. PMID: 37725247, PMCID: PMC10827979, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-023-01344-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationCommon pathologic featureSmall placentaPathologic featuresPregnancy lossChorionic villiPlacental pathology findingsUnexplained lossUnexplained pregnancy lossAntepartum stillbirthPlacental examinationUnexplained stillbirthPathology findingsUnexplained miscarriagePrevalent abnormalityPathologic diagnosisClinical databaseStillbirthMiscarriagePathology slidesDiagnostic categoriesGenetic abnormalitiesClassification systemPlacentaPotential mechanisms
2022
Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes
Firestein MR, Kliman HJ, Sania A, Brink LT, Holzer PH, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Pini N, Shuffrey LC, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264733. PMID: 35231069, PMCID: PMC8887719, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesGestational ageLiveborn deliveryLive birthsFull-term live birthsChorionic villiPreterm live birthsSpecific placental pathologyFull-term birthInduction of laborAdverse birth outcomesGestational age birthweightSafe Passage StudyTrophoblast inclusionsGreater odds ratioWarrants further investigationPlacental infarctionPlacenta accretaPreterm birthPlacental pathologyVillous edemaPatient populationAlcohol exposureOdds ratioChorionic plate
2012
Placental Protein 13 and Decidual Zones of Necrosis: An Immunologic Diversion That May be Linked to Preeclampsia
Kliman HJ, Sammar M, Grimpel YI, Lynch SK, Milano KM, Pick E, Bejar J, Arad A, Lee JJ, Meiri H, Gonen R. Placental Protein 13 and Decidual Zones of Necrosis: An Immunologic Diversion That May be Linked to Preeclampsia. Reproductive Sciences 2012, 19: 16-30. PMID: 21989657, DOI: 10.1177/1933719111424445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental protein 13Spiral arteriolesImmune cellsDecidual zoneProtein 13Decidual spiral arteriolesMaternal immune cellsWeeks of gestationElective pregnancy terminationHuman placental lactogenMaternal spiral arteriolesDecidual necrosisPregnancy terminationT cellsImmunohistochemical analysisDecidual veinsIntervillus spacePlacental lactogenInvasive trophoblastApoptosis markersPP13Chorionic villiNecrosisTrophoblastArterioles
2008
The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas
Yusuf K, Kliman HJ. The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2008, 36: 291-296. PMID: 18598117, DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2008.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic villitisTwin placentasT cellsMaternal immunologic rejectionMaternal immune responseNumerous T cellsBirth weight differenceMouse monoclonal antibodyWeight discordancePathologic evidenceDizygotic pregnanciesAutoimmune disordersImmunologic rejectionDichorionic placentasHistologic examinationImmune responseVillitisBacterial infectionsPlacentaMonoclonal antibodiesChorionic villiFetusesMaternal environmentWeight differencesVilli