Studies of HLA, fertility and mate choice in a human isolate.

@article{Ober1999StudiesOH,
  title={Studies of HLA, fertility and mate choice in a human isolate.},
  author={Carole Ober},
  journal={Human reproduction update},
  year={1999},
  volume={5 2},
  pages={
          103-7
        }
}
  • C. Ober
  • Published 1 March 1999
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Human reproduction update
The role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes in pregnancy and in human mate choice has been investigated in the Hutterites, an inbred population of European origins. High-resolution HLA haplotypes were defined by alleles at 16 loci in >1000 Hutterites. Prospective studies of pregnancy outcome previously demonstrated increased fetal loss rates among Hutterite couples matching for HLA-B antigens (P = 0.033) or for the entire 16-locus haplotype (P = 0.002). Among living children of couples… 
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