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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 1056-1057
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615122
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Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) 677T→C Mutation and Unexplained Early Pregnancy Loss

Elvira Grandone
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Maurizio Margaglione
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Donatella Colaizzo
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Marina d’Addedda
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Giovanna D’Andrea
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Giuseppe Pavone
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Giovanni Di Minno
1   From the Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni R. (FG); and Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
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Received 03 December 1997

Accepted after revision 20 January 1998

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07 December 2017 (online)

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