Association study of vascular endothelial growth factor and polymorphisms of its gene with ectopic pregnancy.

Problem: In ectopic pregnancy, increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are present. The aims of this study were to determine the association between -634C/G, -460T/C, and +936C/T vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphisms and ectopic pregnancy, and to determine whether serum levels of VEGF were affected by genetic factors.

Method: of study This is a case-control study wherein 74 women with a history of ectopic pregnancy in a tertiary care center were compared to 134 post-menopausal controls with two pregnancies and no ectopic pregnancy for the genotyping of VEGF polymorphisms.