Possible susceptibility of the HLA-DPB1*0402 and HLA-DPB1*04 alleles to unexplained recurrent abortion: Analysis by means of polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphism method

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-239

  Takakuwa, Koichi ^a,b   Hataya, Isao ^a   Arakawa, Masato ^a   Kikuchi, Akira ^a   Higashino, Masahiko ^a   Yasuda, Masako ^a   Kurabayashi, Takumi ^a   Tanaka, Kenichi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotype; HLA DPB1*04; PCR RFLP; Recurrent abortion

Indexed keywords

HLA DP ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032712750     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00096.x     Document Type: Article

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