Molecular genetic studies on the compatibility of HLA class II alleles in patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage in the Japanese population

Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Takakuwa, Koichi ^a   Honda, Keisuke ^a   Yokoo, Tomokazu ^a   Hataya, Isao ^a   Tamura, Masaki ^a   Tanaka, Kenichi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compatibility; HLA class II; HLA DQB1 genotype; HLA DRB1 genotype; Unexplained recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 29444441900     PISSN: 15216616     EISSN: 15217035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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