Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 130-137 , June 2010

Variations in folate pathway genes are associated with unexplained female infertility

  • Signe Altmäe, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Signe Altmäe, M.Sc., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology K57, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden (FAX: +46858587575).
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  • Anneli Stavreus-Evers, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala
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  • Jonatan R. Ruiz, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Margit Laanpere, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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  • Tiina Syvänen, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala
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  • Agneta Yngve, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Unit for Public Health Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Andres Salumets, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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  • Torbjörn K. Nilsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden

Received 15 December 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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 S.A. has nothing to disclose. A.S.-E. has nothing to disclose. J.R.R. has nothing to disclose. M.L. has nothing to disclose. T.S. has nothing to disclose. A.Y. has nothing to disclose. A.S. has nothing to disclose. T.K.N. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by the European Union via the European Regional Development Fund and the Centre of Excellence in Genomics, Estonian Biocentre and Tartu University; the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science (core grants nos. 0182641s04 and PBGMR07903); the Estonian Science Foundation (grant no. 6498); the Spanish Ministry of Education (EX-2007-1124); The Swedish Research Council (2005-7293); the Swedish Society of Medicine; the Magn. Bergvalls Foundation; the Goljes Foundation; the Åke Wibergs Foundation; Nyckelfonden, Örebro; Karolinska Institutet, and the County Council of Stockholm and Örebro.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00372-0

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.025

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 130-137 , June 2010

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