Association study between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: A meta-analysis

Gene

Volumn 514, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-111

  Cao, Yunlei ^a,b   Xu, Jianhua ^b   Zhang, Zhaofeng ^b   Huang, Xianliang ^a,b   Zhang, Aiping ^c   Wang, Jian ^b   Zheng, Qiupeng ^a,b   Fu, Lingyuan ^a,b   Du, Jing ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphism; Unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAR EAST; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871490239     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.10.091     Document Type: Article

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