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Analysis of human leukocyte antigen-G polymorphism including intron 4 in Japanese couples with habitual abortion.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Feb 1999
Yamashita T, Fujii T, Tokunaga K, Tadokoro K, Hamai Y, Miki A, Kozuma S, Juji T, Taketani Y
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: The purpose of this study was to clarify whether there is a difference between the allele frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G in healthy Japanese people and that of Japanese couples with habitual abortion. METHOD OF STUDY: Exons 2, 3, 4, and intron 4 of the HLA-G gene were analyzed in 20 couples with habitual abortion, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-single-strand conformation polymorphism...
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