Placental Genotyping of the Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin 20210A and the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T Alleles in IUGR Pregnancies

Jeffrey D. Wisotzkey; Philip Bayliss; Elizabeth Rutherford; Ted Bell

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614579

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(05): 844-845
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614579

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Placental Genotyping of the Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin 20210A and the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T Alleles in IUGR Pregnancies

Jeffrey D. Wisotzkey

¹From the Departments of Research and Obstetrics and Gynecology

,

Philip Bayliss

²Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

³York Hospital, York, PA, USA

,

Elizabeth Rutherford

²Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

,

Ted Bell

¹From the Departments of Research and Obstetrics and Gynecology

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