Anti-cardiolipin antibodies in sexual partners of recurrent aborters

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 464-467

  Panton, James A ^a   Kilpatrick, David C ^a  

^a Edinburgh SE Scotland Blood T ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti cardiolipin antibodies; Recurrent miscarriage; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPOUSE;

EID: 0030940768     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.464     Document Type: Article

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