Linkage disequilibrium between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II and HLA-G - Possible implications for human reproduction and autoimmune disease

Human Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 688-699

  Hviid, Thomas Vauvert F ^a,c   Christiansen, Ole B ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

HLA class II; HLA G; MHC; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RNA STABILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR3 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 21544446430     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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