The causes of recurrent miscarriage are not fully understood, although stress in the cell's endoplasmic reticulum may play a role.
In order to develop a diagnostic tool, researchers at the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital, China, investigated recurrent miscarriage- and endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes, and identified some which could serve as important markers to help diagnose recurrent miscarriage in the future.
Read the paper in Scientific Reports.