Article
MHC class II compatibility in aborted fetuses and term infants of couples with recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Dec 1993
Ober C, Steck T, van der Ven K, Billstrand C, Messer L, Kwak J, Beaman K, Beer A
Abstract excerpt
Maternal-fetal histocompatibility for alleles at HLA class II loci, HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1, was examined in 40 abortuses and 31 liveborn children of 68 couples with a history of idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSAB) who underwent leukocyte immunization prior to the index pregnancy. Sign...
Topics
- Abortion, Habitual
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Female
- HLA-D Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Haplotypes
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Pregnancy