Association of polymorphisms/haplotypes of the genes encoding vascular endothelial growth factor and its KDR receptor with recurrent pregnancy loss

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 758-764

  Su, Mei Tsz ^a,b   Lin, Sheng Hsiang ^b   Lee, I Wen ^a   Chen, Yi Chi ^c   Kuo, Pao Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

kinase insert domain receptor; recurrent pregnancy loss; tag single nucleotide polymorphism; vascular endothelial growth factor gene

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 79952859905     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq401     Document Type: Article

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