Serum anti-leukemia inhibitory factor antibody and recurrent pregnancy loss in Iranian women

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Funding

This study received no extramural funding.

Authors’ contributions

Ali Akbar Saboor-Yaraghi carried out the conception and design of the research. Fateme Zare carried out the analysis and interpretation of data. Seyed Mohammad Seifati, Fateme Rahmani, Hossein Hadinedoushan and Farzaneh Fesahat participated in design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript and revise the manuscript for important intellectual content. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Hossein Ansariniya. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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