Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor gene 1154 G/A, 2578 C/A, 460 C/T, 936 C/T polymorphisms and association with recurrent pregnancy losses.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 21 Dec 2012
Samli H, Demir B Ç, Ozgöz A, Atalay M A, Uncu G
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates endothelial cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. VEGF plays a critical role in angiogenesis during placenta formation. We investigated whether VEGF gene polymorphisms are associated with recurrent pregnancy loss. Thirty-eight women...
Topics
- Abortion, Habitual
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Young Adult