Article
Maternal-fetal histocompatibility in intrauterine growth retarded and normal weight babies.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 May 1993
Verp M S, Sibul M, Billstrand C, Bellen G, Hsu M, Ober C
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: To determine whether risk for intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is increased in HLA-DQA1 compatible pregnancies. METHOD: Paired maternal and cord blood samples were obtained from 30 IUGR and 31 non-IUGR pregnancies delivered at a university hospital. Samples were typed for eight HLA...
Topics
- Abortion, Spontaneous
- Alleles
- Birth Weight
- Female
- Fetal Growth Retardation
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- Histocompatibility
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Pregnancy
- Risk Factors