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The PlA2 variant of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa as a genetic risk factor for IVF implantation failure: accumulating evidence

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  1. Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Aretaieo Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Nikolaos Vlachadis, Nikolaos Vrachnis & Emmanuel Economou

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Capsule In contrast to the inconclusive results yielded for most inherited thrombophilic factors, there is accumulating evidence that the PIA2 allele of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa gene is associated with increased risk of IVF implantation failure.

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Vlachadis, N., Vrachnis, N. & Economou, E. The PlA2 variant of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa as a genetic risk factor for IVF implantation failure: accumulating evidence. J Assist Reprod Genet 33, 967–968 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-016-0722-4

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