Pregnancy-triggered antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient with multiple late miscarriages

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2753-2754

  Honig, Arnd ^a   Engel, Joerg B ^a   Segerer, Sabine E ^a   Kranke, Peter ^a   Häusler, Sebastian ^a   Würfel, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Kinderwunsch Centrum München Pasing Daycare Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

antiphospholipid antibodies; antiphospholipid syndrome; Beta2 Glycoprotein I; G CSF; recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENOXAPARIN; FOLIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BABY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCEPTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 77958150027     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq244     Document Type: Article

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