Accuracy of soluble human leukocyte antigen-G for predicting pregnancy among women undergoing infertility treatment: Meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-218

  Vercammen, M J ^a   Verloes, A ^a   Van de Velde, H ^b   Haentjens, Patrick ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d Belgian Center for Evidence Based Medicine   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical pregnancy; Diagnostic accuracy; Infertility treatment; Meta analysis; Soluble human leukocyte antigen G

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA-G ANTIGEN;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBASE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDLINE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 42449098126     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn007     Document Type: Review

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