Article
HLA class II polymorphisms and recurrent spontaneous abortion in a Southern Brazilian cohort.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2013
Bompeixe E P, Carvalho Santos P S, Vargas R G, von Linsingen R, Zeck S C, Wowk P F, Bicalho M G
Abstract excerpt
A high proportion of human recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) remain unexplained. The possible association between RSA and different genetic polymorphisms within the human leucocyte antigen system (HLA system, the human major histocompatibility complex) has been investigated with conflicting results since many decades. Here, we describe a case-control study with 136 Southern Brazilian women of predominantly...
Topics
- Abortion, Habitual
- Adult
- Brazil
- Case-Control Studies
- Cytokines
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
