The Study of 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Variation (MTHFR C677T) in Infertile Females with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in Korea
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Lee, Kyo-Won
(Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine)
Jeong, Yu-Mi (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Lee, Sook-Hwan (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Yoon, Tae-Ki (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kwak, In-Pyung (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Yoon, Seon-Woong (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine) Choi, Joong-Sub (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Kye-Hyun (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine) Han, Jong-Sul (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Do (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, SungKyunKwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Nam-Keun (CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Cha, Kwang-Yul (CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Baek, Kwang-Hyun (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Lee, Su-Man (Genome Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) |
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