HLA and complement factors alleles sharing in Italian couples with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions

Human Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 382-386

  Pennesi, Giuseppina ^a,b   Brioli, Gloria ^a   Lulli, Patrizia ^a   Mariani, Bruno ^a   Morellini, Marina ^a   Nicotra, Maria ^a   Trabace, Simonetta ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b P and S 14 401 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; HLA ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; COMPLEMENT C4A; COMPLEMENT C4B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ITALY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032101918     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(98)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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