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The insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor gene Gly1619Arg polymorphism and idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion

Nina PerezaDepartment of Biology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Saša OstojićDepartment of Biology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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Marija VolkDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Medical Genetics, UMC Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 003, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Aleš MaverDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Medical Genetics, UMC Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 003, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Miljenko KapovićDepartment of Biology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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Borut PeterlinDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Medical Genetics, UMC Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 003, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pages 429-431 | Received 17 Dec 2010, Accepted 11 Apr 2011, Published online: 01 Jun 2011

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