Thrombophilic gene polymorphisms are risk factors for unexplained infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1516-1517

  Coulam, Carolyn B ^a,b   Jeyendran, R S ^c  

^a Rinehart Center for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b Millenova Immunology Laboratories   (United States)

^c Andrology Laboratory Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); DNA; FOLIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 63249098186     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1782     Document Type: Article

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