Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Apr 2005
Papazoglou Dimitrios, Galazios Georgios, Papatheodorou Konstantinos, Liberis Vasilios, Papanas Nikolaos, Maltezos Efstratios, Maroulis Georgios B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether four common polymorphisms (-2578C/A, -1154G/A, -634G/C, and 936C/T) of the gene encoding for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are associated with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage. DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. SETTING: University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Fifty-two patients with a history of three or more unexplained consecutive pregnancy losses and 82...
Topics
- Abortion, Habitual
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Point Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prospective Studies
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
