Association Between HLA-E *0101 Homozygosity and Recurrent Miscarriage in Egyptian Women

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-209

  Mosaad, Y M ^a   Abdel Dayem, Y ^a   El Deek, B S ^a   El Sherbini, S M ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA E ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960108804     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02559.x     Document Type: Article

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