Scientists find gene that causes miscarriage

WOMEN who lose their babies through miscarriage have been given a better chance of having children, according to researchers working on a defective gene causing the condition.

Scientists have identified what they believe is a defective gene responsible for triggering miscarriages.

The TBP gene should protect the foetus from the immune system.

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