Studies of HLA, fertility and mate choice in a human isolate

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-107

  Ober, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; HLA; Human inbred population; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ETHNIC GROUP; FERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032949653     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/5.2.103     Document Type: Review

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