Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene promoter hypermethylation in semen samples of infertile couples correlates with recurrent spontaneous abortion

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3632-3638

  Rotondo, J C ^a   Bosi, S ^a   Bazzan, E ^a   Di Domenico, M ^a   De Mattei, M ^a   Selvatici, R ^a   Patella, A ^a   Marci, R ^a   Tognon, M ^a   Martini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

epigenetics; infertile couples; methylation; MTHFR; RSA infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; ASTENOZOOSPERMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84870040153     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des319     Document Type: Article

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