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Mutations of the SYCP3 gene in women with recurrent pregnancy loss.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Bolor Hasbaira, Mori Terumi, Nishiyama Sachie, Ito Yoshimasa, Hosoba Eriko, Inagaki Hidehito, Kogo Hiroshi, Ohye Tamae, Tsutsumi Makiko, Kato Takema, Tong Maoqing, Nishizawa Haruki, Pryor-Koishi Kanako, Kitaoka Eri, Sawada Tomio, Nishiyama Yukio, Udagawa Yasuhiro, Kurahashi Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Aneuploidy, a chromosomal numerical abnormality in the conceptus or fetus, occurs in at least 5% of all pregnancies and is the leading cause of early pregnancy loss in humans. Accumulating evidence now suggests that the correct segregation of chromosomes is affected by events occurring in prophase during meiosis I. These events include homologous chromosome pairing, sister-chromatid cohesion, and meiotic...
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