Role of 14-bp deletion in the HLA-G gene in the maintenance of pregnancy

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 706-710

  Tripathi, P ^a   Abbas, A ^a   Naik, S ^a   Agrawal, Suraksha ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

14 bp del; HLA G; Polymorphism; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HLA G GENE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE DELETION;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 10344233183     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2004.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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