Genetic Polymorphisms and Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions: An Overview of Current Knowledge

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-347

  Daher, Silvia ^a   Mattar, Rosiane ^a   Gueuvoghlanian Silva, Bárbara Y ^a   Torloni, Maria R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cytokine; Genetic; Habitual abortion; Hormones; Polymorphism; Recurrent spontaneous abortions

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTROGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 16; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P53; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TANDEM REPEAT; TH2 CELL; TROPHOBLAST; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANGIOGENIC PROTEINS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84858638963     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01123.x     Document Type: Review

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