Article
Reproductive failure and the major histocompatibility complex.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1995
Jin K, Ho H N, Speed T P, Gill T J
Abstract excerpt
The association between HLA sharing and recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) was tested in 123 couples and the association between HLA sharing, and the outcome of treatment for unexplained infertility by in vitro fertilization (IVF) was tested in 76 couples, by using a new shared-allele test in order to identify more precisely the region of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influencing these reproductive...
Topics
- Abortion, Habitual
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Computer Simulation
- Female
- Fertility
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Gene Frequency
- HLA Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
