Association between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and recurrent pregnancy loss: A meta-analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 806-811

  Wu, Xiaoming ^a   Zhao, Lanjun ^a   Zhu, Hui ^a   He, Dajian ^a   Tang, Wenru ^a,b   Luo, Ying ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNICITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863926049     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0318     Document Type: Article

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