Association of tumor necrosis factor-α gene promoter polymorphisms (-308G/A, -238G/A) with recurrent spontaneous abortion: A meta-analysis

Human Immunology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 574-579

  Zhang, Bingzhen ^a   Liu, Tiecheng ^a   Wang, Zhiping ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Meta analysis; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RISK; SOFTWARE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84862818418     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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