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February 12, 2026Reproduction and Fertility0 citationsOpen Access

Multivariate model predicts immune imbalance in recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure

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NSNabil Subhi-IssaEFE. de la FuenteÁVÁngela Villegas-Mendiola

Key Points

  • The study aims to identify immune system biomarkers that distinguish recurrent pregnancy loss from recurrent implantation failure.
  • Enrolled 194 women with recurrent pregnancy loss or implantation failure.
  • Performed deep immunophenotyping of immune cells including NK cells, monocytes, MDSCs, and T Regs.
  • Used the Boruta algorithm for variable selection.
  • Applied multivariate logistic regression to develop predictive models.
  • For RPL, the model achieved an area under the curve of 0.95 and 90.7% accuracy.
  • For RIF, the model yielded an area under the curve of 0.85 and 79.5% accuracy.
  • The logistic regression model enables clinical interpretability for future diagnostics.

Abstract

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and recurrent implantation failure (RIF) are thought to arise from distinct yet partially overlapping causes, with a substantial number of cases associated with immune system alterations. We hypothesized that a peripheral blood signature integrating natural killer (NK) cell receptor status, monocyte activation, myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) abundance, and regulatory T cell (T Reg ) levels would more accurately distinguish each disorder from non-pregnant healthy controls than any single biomarker. We enrolled 194 women and performed deep immunophenotyping of NK cells, monocytes, MDSC, and T Reg . Variable selection was performed with the Boruta algorithm, followed by multivariate logistic regression modelling. For RPL, the final model included five biomarkers, achieving an area under the curve of 0.95 and an accuracy of 90.7%. For RIF, the model retained four biomarkers, yielding an area under the curve of 0.85 and an accuracy of 79.5%. Logistic regression was deliberately chosen to prioritize clinical interpretability and facilitate future translation into a point-based diagnostic score.

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Subhi-Issa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6e5a5be6419ac0d5407dhttps://doi.org/10.1530/raf-25-0130
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