Comprehensive analysis of HLA-G: Implications for recurrent spontaneous abortion

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-338

  Berger, Dara S ^a   Hogge, W Allen ^b   Barmada, M Michael ^a   Ferrell, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; HLA G; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; BINDING SITE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; EXONS; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949398273     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109356802     Document Type: Article

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