Article
Evidence for maternal-fetal genotype incompatibility as a risk factor for schizophrenia.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology - 1 Jan 2010
Palmer Christina G S
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal/obstetric complications are implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility. Some complications may arise from maternal-fetal genotype incompatibility, a term used to describe maternal-fetal genotype combinations that produce an adverse prenatal environment. A review of maternal-fetal genotype incompatibility studies suggests that schizophrenia susceptibility is increased by maternal-fetal genotype...
Topics
- Female
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-B Antigens
- Humans
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Pregnancy
- Schizophrenia
