Analyses of HLA-DQ alleles in recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) couples.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00186.x

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Analyses of HLA-DQ alleles in recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) couples.

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Jan 1997

Wagenknecht D R, Green K M, McIntyre J A

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PROBLEM: The influence of HLA sharing on pregnancy outcome is controversial. In renal transplantation, HLA-DQB1 donor-recipient mismatches have been shown beneficial for long-term transplant success. Since pregnancy is defined as Nature's allograft, we investigated the relevance of HLA-DQ mismatc...

Topics

Abortion, Habitual
Alleles
Female
Gene Frequency
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
Haplotypes
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Male
Pregnancy

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