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Association of ACE I/D polymorphism and recurrent miscarriages in an Italian population with a pre-modern reproductive pattern

R. M. CorboCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. Ulizzi Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, ,
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L. Piombo Department of Animal and Human Biology, University ‘La Sapienza’, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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R. Scacchi c/o Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, ,
Pages 102-105 | Received 15 Jan 2010, Accepted 24 Mar 2010, Published online: 07 May 2010

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