title: Transferrin subtypes and spontaneous abortion in a Chinese population.
abstract: A series of Chinese newborns of consecutive normal vaginal deliveries were investigated for the distribution of serum transferrin subtypes by polyacrylamide gel iso-electric focusing at pH 3.5-9.5. Newborns whose mothers had a history of previous spontaneous abortion (n = 189) had a significantly higher frequency of the C2 variant and the C2 gene compared to those (n = 864) without a history of spontaneous abortion. There was no significant difference in the frequency of transferrin alleles between newborns with normal and low birth weight (n = 147).
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murugasu
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics*; D001724:Birth Weight; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014168:Transferrin / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014168:Transferrin