The Association Between Annexin A5 c.-302G > T Variant and the Risk of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
摘要
This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis of the relationship between Annexin A5 (ANXA5) c.-302G > T variant and susceptibility to recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). We conducted a comprehensive systematic search of the literature published before June 17, 2023 using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. The odds ratio was used to estimate the correlation of the ANXA5 c.-302 T > G genetic alteration with RPL susceptibility. The I squared (I2) statistic and Q statistic were used to assess the heterogeneity among the included studies. And Begg’s test and Egger’s regression were then conducted to evaluate publication bias. In this meta-analysis, we included seven studies comprising 1535 RPL cases and 1328 healthy pregnant women to investigate the relationship between ANXA5 c.-302G > T variants and the susceptibility of RPL. No significant publication bias was detected across different comparison models. In the overall population analysis, the ANXA5 c.-302G > T variant was positively associated with the risk of RPL under the dominant, allelic, heterozygote and homozygous models. Meta-regression analysis was performed to identify the potential source of heterogeneity, revealing that neither publication year nor country contributed to heterogeneity. Our findings provided robust evidence that the ANXA5 c.-302G > T variant was significantly associated with an increased risk of RPL, highlighting its potential as a genetic marker for identifying women at high risk of developing RPL. These results emphasized the importance of genetic screening in improving the understanding and clinical management of RPL.