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Laparoscopic versus abdominal myomectomy: trend and pattern of practice among reproductive age population in Kedah, Malaysia

Ahmad MF, Sheng KL, Kathirgamanathan S, Kannaiah K

Minerva Ginecol, 2018 10;70(5):644-645.
PMID: 29464941 DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4784.18.04183-7
M2/ANXA5 haplotype as a predisposition factor in Malay women and couples experiencing recurrent spontaneous abortion: a pilot study

Thean Hock T, Bogdanova N, Kai Cheen A, Kathirgamanathan S, Bin Abdullah R, Mohd Yusoff N, et al.

Reprod Biomed Online, 2015 Apr;30(4):434-9.
PMID: 25682309 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.12.014

Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a prevalent condition among the Malay population of Malaysia, where carriage risk of conventional hereditary thrombophilia factors has been generally ruled out. The contribution of M2/ANXA5, a common haplotype in the annexin A5 gene promoter, was evalauted for RSA in Malay. Seventy-seven women who had experienced two or more unexplained RSA and 41 available male partners were selected for study, with 360 population controls recruited from healthy Malay individuals. Incidence of M2 carriage and odds ratios were calculated between control and patient groups, and clinically defined subgroups and RSA risk was evaluated. M2/ANXA5, found in 42.2% of the general Malay population, was associated with greater risks for women with primary and secondary RSA with early (gestational week 5-15) losses. The risk was somewhat higher in Malay couples when both partners were carriers and a trend of higher prevalence was seen for the male partners patients who had experienced RSA. M2 carriage seems to be a risk factor with unusually high incidence in Malay women and couples with primary and secondary RSA with 'early' spontaneous abortions. The associated male partner risk confirms the proposed role of M2/ANXA5 as a genetic trait impeding embryonic anticoagulation.
Elevated annexin A5 plasma levels in term pregnancies of M2/ANXA5 carriers

Ang KC, Kathirgamanathan S, Ch'ng ES, Abdullah WZ, Yusoff NM, Jahnke CM, et al.

Thromb Res, 2017 08;156:87-90.
PMID: 28605660 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.06.008
Fulltext Genetic analysis of the M2/ANXA5 haplotype as recurrent pregnancy loss predisposition in the Malay population

Ang KC, Kathirgamanathan S, Ch'ng ES, Lee YY, Roslani AL, Naidu B, et al.

J Assist Reprod Genet, 2017 Apr;34(4):517-524.
PMID: 28108842 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-017-0871-0

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate a new predisposition factor, M2/ANXA5 (RPRGL3), in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) patients of Malay origin, since it was previously known that the prevalence of this condition is relatively high among the Malay population of Malaysia, where conventional hereditary thrombophilia factors have been generally ruled out.
METHODS: A total of 232 women who had experienced ≥2 unexplained RPL and 141 available male partners were recruited, with 360 healthy Malay and 166 parous female controls. Prevalence of M2 carriage and RPL odds ratios were calculated in (a) control and patient groups; (b) clinically defined subgroups in categories of pregnancy loss, primary, secondary, and tertiary; and (c) timing of pregnancy loss in early, ≤15th gestation week and "late" fetal losses, and >15th gestation week subgroups.
RESULTS: Both male and female subjects had similar M2/ANXA5 allele frequencies. The carrier rate of M2/ANXA5 for the general Malay population was 42.2 and 34.9% for parous controls. These carrier rates compared to Malay RPL subjects (52% M2 carriers) resulted in elevated odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of 1.53 (1.1 to 2.1) and 1.97 (1.3 to 3.1) accordingly for early fetal losses. Moreover, exceeding copy numbers of M2/ANXA5 alleles seemed to afflict a greater chance of RPL in couples, especially when both partners were M2 carriers.
CONCLUSION: This study confirmed the proposed role of M2/ANXA5 as embryonic, genetically associated thrombophilia predisposition factor for early RPL among ethnic Malay of Malaysia.