Twins, immuno-incompatibility and pre-eclampsia.
A survey of 417 twin pregnancies is reported. Examination of the data revealed no difference in the incidence of pre-eclampsia referable to the zygosity of the twins. The findings thus lends no support to the hypothesis that immuno-incompatibility contributes to the aetiology of pre-eclampsia.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D010298:Parity; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014427:Twins; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic