The Associtation between Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms and a Risk of Spontaneously Aborted Embryos
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Jeon, Nick-Beom
(Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University)
Ji, Seung Il (Institute for Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Shin, Seung Joo (Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Cha, Sun Hee (Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Choi, Dong Hee (Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Yim, Dong Jin (Institute for Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Park, Sang Hee (Genetics Lab. of Infertility Medical Center, CHA General Hospital) Lee, Suman (Functional Genomics Lab. of CHA Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Lee, Sang Hwa (Functional Genomics Lab. of CHA Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Ko, Jung Jae (Institute for Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Nam Keun (Institute for Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) |
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