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Association of maternal KIR and fetal HLA-C genes with the risk of preeclampsia in the Chinese Han population.
Placenta - 1 Apr 2015
Long W, Shi Z, Fan S, Liu L, Lu Y, Guo X, Rong C, Cui X, Ding H
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: This study is to investigate the distribution of inhibitory and activating killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and the combination of KIR/human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C in women with preeclampsia in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: A total of 271 patients and 295 controls were enrolled in our study. The inhibitory/activating KIR and HLA-C genes were detected using the PCR-SSP...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asian People
- China
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Fetal Blood
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-C Antigens
