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Adenylate kinase locus 1 polymorphism and feto-placental development.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Dec 2011
Fulvia Gloria-Bottini, Antonio Pietroiusti, Anna Neri, Patrizia Saccucci, Ada Amante, Egidio Bottini, Andrea Magrini
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OBJECTIVE: Recently our group has found that the correlation between birth weight and placental weight - an index of a balanced feto-placental unit development - is influenced by genetic factors. Since adenylate kinase locus 1 (AK₁) is a polymorphic enzyme that plays an important role in the synthesis of nucleotides required for many metabolic functions, we have investigated the possible role of its genetic...
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