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HLA antigen sharing in Italian couples in which women were affected by gestational trophoblastic tumors.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Mar 1996
Sbracia M, Scarpellini F, Mastrone M, Grasso J A
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: The development of gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTT), in which genetic factors are strongly involved, is a rare event. To test the possibility that gene(s) linked to the Major histocompatibility Complex (MHC) may have a role in both embryo growth and tumor development, the HLA typing was performed on patients affected by GTT and on their partners. METHOD: The study group of sixteen couples, in which...
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