Suboptimal response to GnRHa long protocol is associated with a common LH polymorphism

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 22, Issue S1, 2011, Pages S67-S72

  Alviggi, C ^a   Clarizia, R ^a   Pettersson, K ^b   Mollo, A ^a   Humaidan, P ^c   Strina, I ^a   Coppola, M ^a   Ranieri, A ^a   D'Uva, M ^a   Placido, G De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

immunoassays; IVF; pharmacogenomics; polymorphism; poor responders; subunit variant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871221066     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(11)60011-4     Document Type: Article

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