Evaluation of KIR genes in recurrent miscarriage

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 933-938

  Ozturk, Ozlem Goruroglu ^a   Sahin, Gulhan ^a   Karacor, Esin Damla Ziyanoglu ^a   Kucukgoz, Umran ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Killer cellimmunoglobulin like receptors; KIR; Natural killer cells; Recurrent miscarriage; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOGENES; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 84867398349     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9811-1     Document Type: Article

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