Association study of vascular endothelial growth factor and polymorphisms of its gene with ectopic pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-125

  Elito, Julio ^a   Daher, Silvia ^a   Fernandes da Silva, Marcelo Octávio ^a   Marconi, Natali Maiumi Higashi ^a   Pendeloski, Karen Priscilla Tezotto ^a   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^a   Camano, Luiz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Polymorphism; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 73949084279     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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