No evidence of association of MUC-1 genetic polymorphism with embryo implantation failure

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 793-797

  Dentillo, Daniel B ^a   Souza, F R P ^a   Deola, J ^a   Vieira, G S ^a   Yazlie, M E H D ^a   Goulart, L R ^b   Martelli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Genetic polymorphism; Implantation failure; Mucin 1; Variable number of tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 1;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; NIDATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RECURRENT ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 34347333361     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000600007     Document Type: Article

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