Low serum level of mannan-binding lectin is a determinant for pregnancy outcome in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1313-1320

  Kruse, Christina ^a   Rosgaard, Anni ^a   Steffensen, Rudi ^a   Varming, Kim ^a   Jensenius, Jens C ^b   Christiansen, Ole B ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Immunology; Mannan binding lectin; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

MANNAN BINDING LECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0036856196     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.126846     Document Type: Article

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