Inherited thrombophilia in infertile women: implication in unexplained infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 755-757

  Casadei, Luisa ^a   Puca, Francesco ^a   Privitera, Laura ^a   Zamaro, Valentina ^a   Emidi, Emanuela ^a  

^a Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACTOR V; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953725181     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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