Association of maternal and fetal MTHFR A1298C polymorphism with the risk of pregnancy loss: A study of an Indian population and a meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Nair, Rohini R ^a   Khanna, Anuradha ^b   Singh, Rajender ^c   Singh, Kiran ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

hyperhomocysteinemia; MTHFR A1298C SNP; recurrent early pregnancy loss; spontaneously aborted embryos

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT ABORTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84875692975     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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