Expression of the imprinted IGF2 and H19 genes in the endometrium of cases with unexplained infertility

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Korucuoglu, Umit ^a   Biri, Aydan Asyali ^a   Konac, Ece ^a   Alp, Ebru ^a   Onen, Ilke H ^a   Ilhan, Mustafa N ^a   Turkyilmaz, Esengul ^a   Erdem, Ahmet ^a   Erdem, Mehmet ^a   Menevse, Sevda ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genomic imprinting; H19; Insulin like growth factor 2 (IGF2); Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA H19; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA EXTRACTION;

EID: 76049104231     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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