Influence of histocompatibility antigens in recurrent spontaneous abortion couples and on their reproductive performances

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Sbracia, Marco ^a,c   Mastrone, Marcello ^a   Scarpellini, Fabio ^a   Grasso, John A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA antigens; HLA antigen sharing; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE LOCUS; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030049702     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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