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Abortion may sensitize the mother to HLA antigens
Tissue Antigens
|January 1, 1981
Abstract:
The incidence of cytotoxic antibodies in relation to histories of abortions was analyzed in sera from 474 nulliparous pregnant women. In patients with previous spontaneous abortions, there is a higher incidence of positive sera than in primigravidae. Furthermore, patients with two or more prior abortions show a greater incidence of cytotoxic activity in their sera than women who have had only one abortion.