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Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing Study Identifies Maternal DQ2 Susceptibility Alleles among Infertile Women: Potential Associations with Autoimmunity and Micronutrients.
Nutrients - 19 Sept 2021
Triggianese Paola, Perricone Carlo, De Martino Erica, D'Antonio Arianna, Chimenti Maria Sole, Conigliaro Paola, Ferrigno Sara, Giambini Ilio, Greco Elisabetta, De Carolis Caterina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The interplay between female fertility and autoimmune diseases (AIDs) can involve HLA haplotypes and micronutrients. We analyzed the distribution of HLA-DQ2/-DQ8 in women with infertility or recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) and possible associations with AIDs and micronutrient status. METHODS: Consecutive women (n = 187) with infertility and RSA, and controls (n = 350) were included. All women...
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