Fol. Biol. 2011, 57, 82-85

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2011057020082

Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A Polymorphisms in Patients with Risk Pregnancies

A. Germanová1, M. Jáchymová1, A. Germanová1, M. Koucký2, Z. Hájek2, T. Zima1, Marta Kalousová1

1Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received May 2010
Accepted August 2010

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