Association of the maternal 14-bp insertion polymorphism in the HLA-G gene in women with recurrent spontaneous abortions

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-523

  Yan, W H ^a   Lin, A ^a   Chen, X J ^a   Dai, M Z ^a   Gan, L H ^a   Zhou, M Y ^a   Zhu, M ^a   Shi, W W ^a   Liu, J M ^a  

^a TAIZHOU HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

HLA G; Polymorphism; Pregnancy; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HLA G GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STABILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33845516640     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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