HLA-A2 class I antigens in couples with recurrent spontaneous abortions

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-246

  Komlos, L ^a   Klein, T ^b   Korostishevsky, M ^c  

^a Golda Medical Center Israel   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HLA-A2 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34447334817     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2007.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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