A set of MHC haplotypes found among Finnish couples suffering from recurrent spontaneous abortions.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.1993.tb00580.x

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A set of MHC haplotypes found among Finnish couples suffering from recurrent spontaneous abortions.

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Apr 1993

Laitinen T

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PROBLEM AND METHOD: The role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in the etiology of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) was studied by analyzing the polymorphism of several, at least 14, immunogenetically important MHC genes either by serological or molecular methods in 56 Finnish RS...

Topics

Abortion, Habitual
Alleles
Female
Finland
Haplotypes
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Pregnancy
Risk

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