Polymorphisms in Genes Coding for the NK-Cell Receptor NKG2D and its Ligand MICA in Recurrent Miscarriage

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 577-585

  Hizem, Sondes ^a   Mtiraoui, Nabil ^a,b   Massaoudi, Safia ^a   Fortier, Catherine ^c   Boukouaci, Wahid ^c   Kahina, Amokrane ^c   Charron, Dominique ^c   Mahjoub, Touhami ^a   Tamouza, Ryad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Haplotypes; MICA gene; NKG gene; Polymorphisms; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CELL PROTEIN; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; LIGAND; MHC CLASS I CHAIN RELATED PROTEIN A; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2A; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2D; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; KLRK1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MHC CLASS I-RELATED CHAIN A; NATURAL KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY K;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICA GENE; NKG2A GENE; NKG2D GENE; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY K; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84920430663     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12314     Document Type: Article

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