MTHFR C677T and A1298C genotypes and haplotypes in slovenian couples with unexplained infertility problems and in embryonic tissues from spontaneous abortions

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-40

  Stangler Herodez S ^a   Zagradisnik B ^a   Erjavec Skerget A ^a   Zagorac, A ^a   Takac I ^a,b   Vlaisavljevic V ^a   Lokar, L ^a   Kokalj Voka N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Genotype; Haplotype; Infertility; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR); Miscarriage

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; ALLELE; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYPLOIDY; SLOVENIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRISOMY;

EID: 84903614456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13110160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/bjmg-2013-0015     Document Type: Article

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