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HLA-C and -Bw typing of couples with unexplained recurrent miscarriages.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 15 Dec 1997
Christiansen O B, Mohapeloa H P, Steffensen R, Jersild C
Abstract excerpt
There is now evidence that the classical HLA class I molecule HLA-C is expressed on extravillous trophoblasts together with non-classical HLA-G molecules. Since clones of NK-cells are inhibited differently by supertypic epitopes associated with HLA-C and -B alleles we found it of interest to study HLA-C and -Bw polymorphism in 35 couples with recurrent miscarriage and 30 control couples with normal fecundity. All...
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