Transferrin subtypes and spontaneous abortion in a Chinese population |
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| Authors: | N Saha J S Tay B Murugasu H B Wong |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore. |
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| Abstract: | A series of Chinese newborns of consecutive normal vaginal deliveries were investigated for the distribution of serum transferrin subtypes by polyacrylamide gel iso-electric focusing at pH 3.5-9.5. Newborns whose mothers had a history of previous spontaneous abortion (n = 189) had a significantly higher frequency of the C2 variant and the C2 gene compared to those (n = 864) without a history of spontaneous abortion. There was no significant difference in the frequency of transferrin alleles between newborns with normal and low birth weight (n = 147). |
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