Fetal carriers of the factor V Leiden mutation are prone to miscarriage and placental infarction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 402-405

  Dizon Townson, D S ^a   Meline, L ^a   Nelson, L M ^a   Varner, M ^a   Ward, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor V Leiden; Miscarriage; Placental infarction

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS CIRCULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030963627     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70205-9     Document Type: Article

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