Association of the folate metabolism-related gene polymorphisms in spontaneously aborted embryos with abnormal chromosomal integrity

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-393

  Park, Hye Mi ^a   Kim, Hye Jin ^a   Shin, Seung Joo ^a   Cha, Sun Hee ^a   Choi, Dong Hee ^a   Ko, Jung Jae ^a   Oh, Doyeun ^a   Kim, Nam Keun ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abortion; MTHFR; Polymorphism; Spontaneous aborted embryo; TSER

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448962106     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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