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Increased activating killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes and decreased specific HLA-C alleles in couples with recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 31 Aug 2007
Wang Shan, Zhao Yue-Ran, Jiao Yu-Lian, Wang Lai-Cheng, Li Jian-Feng, Cui Bin, Xu Cheng-Yan, Shi Yu-Hua, Chen Zi-Jiang
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence indicates natural killer (NK) cells play crucial roles in successful pregnancy. To investigate whether the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene polymorphism and the corresponding specific HLA ligands in parent couples possessing a susceptibility to unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA), we searched 73 pairs of childless couples with three or more abortions...
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