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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and recurrent pregnancy loss.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Apr 2008
Coulam Carolyn B, Jeyendran Rajasingham S
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PROBLEM: To be successful, pregnancy must induce its own blood supply through angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the best characterized regulator of angiogenesis and one polymorphism of the VEGF gene, -1154, has been suggested to be associated with recurrent spontaneous abortion. The aim of this study was to confirm or refute the relationship of VEGF -1154 to recurrent pregnancy loss...
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