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Gynecological Endocrinology Volume 35, 2019 - Issue 8
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LOW ENDOMETRIAL BETA-CATENIN AND CADHERINS EXPRESSION ARE PREDICTIVE OF PRIMARY INFERTILITY AND RPL

Low endometrial beta-catenin and cadherins expression patterns are predictive for primary infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss

Filippo BellatiDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Flavia CostanziDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Maria Paola De MarcoDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Claudia CippitelliDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Surgical Pathology Units, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Antonella StoppacciaroDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Surgical Pathology Units, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Carlo De AngelisDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Ilary RuscitoDepartment of Gynecology, European Competence Center for Ovarian Cancer, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; ;Department of Experimental Medicine, Cell Therapy Unit and Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;
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Rocco RagoUnit of Reproductive Physiopathology and Andrology, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Donatella CasertaDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 727-731 | Received 18 Oct 2018, Accepted 31 Jan 2019, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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