Table 1

Data of homocysteine metabolism in patients with sterility or RPL and in control subjects

Test (unit of measurement)
UFS (subjects 20)
RPL (subjects 20)
CG (subjects 20)

Hcy (μM/ml)
21.05 ± 8.78
19.20 ± 6.14
7.85 ± 3.31
Serum folic acid (ng/ml)
6.70 ± 4.50
6.10 ± 2.81
20.10 ± 9.44
Serum vitamin B 12 (pg/ml)
648 ± 162
608 ± 154
664 ± 175
MTHFR C677T heterozigosity
5/20
3/20
9/20
MTHFR C677T homozigosity
15/20
17/20
3/20

Hcy: homocysteine

MTHFR: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

UFS: unexplained female sterility group

RPL: recurrent pregnancy loss group

CG: control group

D'Uva et al. Thrombosis Journal 2007 5:10   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-5-10