“…This finding indicates that the prediction/diagnosis of EM/FM seems to be more accurate during earlier stages of pregnancy (o day 100). The main reason for this finding may be an increase in the half-life of PAGs during pregnancy, resulting in its slower decrease after EM/FM in advanced pregnancies (Lobago et al, 2006;Zarrouk et al, 1999). Moreover, it has been shown that the half-life of PAGs increases from 1.8 to 6.6 days in advanced pregnancies (Lobago et al, 2006), which has been suggested to be caused by changes in the glycosylation patterns of PAGs, leading to a reduction in terminal N-acetyl-galactosamine, which is a potential ligand for this glycoprotein receptor, which plays a key role in the clearance of glycoproteins (Coombs et al, 2006;Klisch et al, 2006).…”