Unexplained infertility: Association with inherited thrombophilia

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Fatini, Cinzia ^a   Conti, Lucia ^a   Turillazzi, Valentina ^a   Sticchi, Elena ^a   Romagnuolo, Ilaria ^a,b   Milanini, Maria Novella ^a   Cozzi, Cinzia ^a   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Noci, Ivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b FiorGen Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female and unexplained infertility; Inherited thrombophilia; Male; Prothrombin gene mutation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860481505     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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