Leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene mutations in women diagnosed with unexplained infertility and endometriosis have a negative impact on the IVF outcome a pilot study

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Novotny Z ^a   Krizan J ^b   Sima R ^c   Sima P ^b   Uher, P ^a,d   Zech, N ^e,f   Huttelova R ^d   Baborova P ^d   Ulcova Gallova Z ^a   Subrt I ^c   Ulmanova E ^d   Houdek, Z ^d   Rokyta, Z ^a   Babuska V ^a   Kralickova, Milena ^a,d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology   (Czech Republic)

^e REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF); Mutation

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650400731     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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