Gender ratio distortion in abortuses and live births from patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-127

  Kano, Takashi ^a   Mori, Takahide ^b   Kimura, Akinori ^c  

^a Medical Corporation Kano Clinic   (Japan)

^b Doujin Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Chromosomal abnormality; Karyotype

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, HABITUAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 69149094247     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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