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No evidence of the human chorionic gonadotropin-beta gene 5 betaV79M polymorphism in Mexican women.
Endocrine - 1 Jan 2000
Dominguez-Lopez Pablo, Diaz-Cueto Laura, Ulloa-Aguirre Alfredo, Lopez-Valle Miguel Angel, Arechavaleta-Velasco Fabian
Abstract excerpt
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a placental hormone essential for the maintenance of pregnancy. Previous studies have shown a G to A transition in exon 3 of the hCGbeta gene 5, which changes the naturally occurring valine to methionine in codon 79. The frequency of this transition varies am...
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