Fol. Biol. 2009, 55, 92-97

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2009055030092

Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) Gene Mutations in Women Diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility and Endometriosis Have a Negative Impact on the IVF Outcome A Pilot Study

Z. Novotný1, J. Křížan2, R. Šíma3, P. Šíma2, P. Uher1,4, N. Zech5,6, R. Hüttelová4, P. Baborová4, Z. Ulčová-Gallová1, I. Šubrt7, E. Ulmanová4, Z. Houdek4, Z. Rokyta1, V. Babuška8, Milena Králíčková1,4

1Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen and University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pilsen, Czech Republic
2Department of Immunology and Gnotobiology, Institute of Microbiology v. v. i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
3Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen and University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Pilsen, Czech Republic
4Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology, Pilsen, Czech Republic
5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
6Reproductive Genetics Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA
7Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen and University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Pilsen, Czech Republic
8Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen and University Hospital, Department of Biochemistry, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Received September 2008
Accepted March 2009

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