The carriage of pro-inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms in recurrent pregnancy loss

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Reid, Janet G ^a   Simpson, Nigel A B ^a   Walker, Robert G ^a   Economidou, Olga ^a   Shillito, Jane ^a   Gooi, H C ^a   Duffy, Sean R ^a   Walker, James J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Gene polymorphism; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; THYROXINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0035141812     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450106.x     Document Type: Article

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