Combining lab results and clinical characteristics to predict HELLP syndrome
First-Trimester Screening for HELLP Syndrome—Prediction Model Based on MicroRNA Biomarkers and Maternal Clinical Characteristics
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease are intimately related. They share many of the same risk factors, mechanisms for disease, and biological markers. For this study, researchers measured tiny pieces of RNA in a pregnant woman’s blood (called microRNAs) during early pregnancy. Researchers asked if microRNAs that are linked to cardiovascular disease in non-pregnant people, could help predict HELLP syndrome (a severe variant of preeclampsia that affects the liver, red blood cells, and platelets).
The study results show good prediction performance for six microRNAs measured in early pregnancy (10-13 weeks gestation) to predict HELLP syndrome later in pregnancy. When microRNA results were combined with HELLP syndrome risk factors (like age, BMI, history of HELLP syndrome, etc.), about 90% of HELLP syndrome cases were predicted (with a 10% false positive rate). This study is a novel approach that combines clinical characteristics and microRNA information in early pregnancy to predict HELLP syndrome. The study was small and should be replicated in a larger study with more patients to support these findings.
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Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/6/5177
Citation: Hromadnikova, I.; Kotlabova, K.; Krofta, L. First-Trimester Screening for HELLP Syndrome—Prediction Model Based on MicroRNA Biomarkers and Maternal Clinical Characteristics. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 5177. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065177
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