Association study of vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms with the risk of recurrent spontaneous abortion

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1244-1247

  Lee, Hyun Haing ^a   Hong, Seung Ho ^b   Shin, Seung Ju ^a   Ko, Jung Jae ^a   Oh, Doyeun ^a   Kim, Nam Keun ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

haplotype; polymorphism; recurrent spontaneous abortion; RSA; vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; THREONINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT ABORTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049116765     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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