A single-nucleotide polymorphism (-670) of the maternal Fas gene is associated with intrauterine growth restriction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 620.e1-620.e4

  Robinson, Royland ^a   Hsu, Chaur Dong ^a   Chesebro, Allyson L ^b   Nguyen, John ^a   Ali, Noorjahan ^a   Maramreddy, Hima ^a   Parton, Lance A ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; Fas; intrauterine growth restriction

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; MOUTH CAVITY; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 70949095443     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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