Association of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Polymorphisms with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion in Chinese Han Women

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 521-525

  Xing, Xiuye ^a,b   Yan, Junhao ^a,b   Zhao, Yueran ^a,b   You, Li ^a,b   Bian, Yuehong ^a,b,c   Chen, Zi Jiang ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Computer Network   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT ABORTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR 1154 GENE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79953688978     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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