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Evidence for association of the rs605059 polymorphism of HSD17B1 gene with recurrent spontaneous abortions.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians - 1 Jan 2015
Ntostis Panagiotis, Agiannitopoulos Konstantinos, Tsaousis Georgios, Pantos Konstantinos, Lamnissou Klea
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the missense rs605059 polymorphism of HSD17B1 gene, which is expressed mainly in the placenta, is associated with recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA). METHODS: This study group consisted of 138 women with three or more unexplained spontaneous abortions, before the 20th week of gestation, with the same partner, while 140 healthy women served as controls. To genotype the...
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