Recurrent pregnancy loss and inherited thrombophilia: Who should be tested?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1149-1150

  Bianca, S ^a,d   Barrano, B ^a   Cutuli, N ^b   Indaco, L ^a   Ingegnosi, C ^a   Cataliotti, A ^a   Milana, G ^b   Ettore, G ^c  

^a Centro di Consulenza Genetica e di Teratologia della Riproduzione   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare   (Italy)

^c UO Ginecologia e Ostetricia   (Italy)

^d ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN;

BLOOD CLOTTING; FETUS DEATH; FETUS WASTAGE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOPHILIA;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 53649098156     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.060525     Document Type: Letter

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