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Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A polymorphism and the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Jun 2006
Suzuki Kana, Sata Fumihiro, Yamada Hideto, Saijo Yasuaki, Tsuruga Noriko, Minakami Hisanori, Kishi Reiko
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A)/insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-4 (IGFBP4) protease is a member of the metzincin family of metalloproteases, known as a sensitive biomarker of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recently, a missense A/C (Tyr/Ser) polymorphism (dbSNP: rs7020782) in the PAPPA gene has been reported. To examine the association between recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and this...
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