Sex chromosome characteristics and recurrent miscarriage

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2328-2333

  Kaare, Milja ^a   Painter, Jodie N ^a   Ulander, Veli Matti ^b   Kaaja, Risto ^b   Aittomäki, Kristiina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

microdeletions; Recurrent miscarriage; X chromosome inactivation; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE DELETION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649124506     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.048     Document Type: Article

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