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Genotyping analysis for the 46 C/T polymorphism of coagulation factor XII and the involvement of factor XII activity in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Asano Eriko, Ebara Takeshi, Yamada-Namikawa Chisato, Kitaori Tamao, Suzumori Nobuhiro, Katano Kinue, Ozaki Yasuhiko, Nakanishi Makoto, Sugiura-Ogasawara Mayumi
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BACKGROUND: Established causes of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) include antiphospholipid syndrome, uterine anomalies, parental chromosomal abnormalities, particularly translocations and abnormal embryonic karyotype. A systematic review concluded that coagulation factor XII (FXII) deficiency was associated with RPL. However, it could not be established whether the 46 C/T SNP of FXII or low activity of FXII was a...
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