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Genetic predisposition to idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion: contribution of genetic variations in IGF-2 and H19 imprinted genes.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Aug 2008
Ostojić Sasa, Pereza Nina, Volk Marija, Kapović Miljenko, Peterlin Borut
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PROBLEM: Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a common clinical problem with a complex etiology of genetic and non-genetic causes, which remains to be fully determined. IGF-2 stimulates trophoblast invasion, proliferation and maturation of placenta, while H19 RNA suppresses growth. As genomic imprinting plays a critical role in the development of placenta and embryo, our aim was to evaluate the possible role...
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