Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms and spontaneous pregnancy loss in patients with endometriosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 372-377

  Collazo, Madeline S ^a   Porrata Doria, Tirtsa ^a   Flores, Idhaliz ^a   Acevedo, Summer F ^a  

^a PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Endometriosis; Genetics; Lipoprotein; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; LIVE BIRTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84863737170     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas004     Document Type: Article

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