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Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms are not risk factors for recurrent pregnancy loss: evaluation of couples.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Sept 2008
Levrant Seth, Coulam Carolyn B, Jeyendran Rajasingam S
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PROBLEM: The interleukin-1 system has been implicated in pregnancy outcome. Fetal carriage of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) specific alleles has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including spontaneous abortion and pre-term labor. This study was undertaken to compare the frequency of IL-1RN 2 alleles among both male and female partners of couples experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss...
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