title: MHC class II compatibility in aborted fetuses and term infants of couples with recurrent spontaneous abortion.
abstract: Maternal-fetal histocompatibility for alleles at HLA class II loci, HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1, was examined in 40 abortuses and 31 liveborn children of 68 couples with a history of idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSAB) who underwent leukocyte immunization prior to the index pregnancy. Significantly more couples with RSAB shared two HLA-DQA1 alleles as compared with fertile control couples (0.18 vs. 0.03, respectively; P = 0.031). There were no differences in HLA sharing between couples with RSAB who experienced a repeat abortion in the index pregnancy as compared with couples with RSAB who were delivered of a liveborn child. Non-significant deficits of abortuses who were compatible for alleles at the HLA-DQA1 (6 observed vs. 8.5 expected; P = 0.225) and the HLA-DQB1 (7 observed vs. 9.2 expected; P = 0.254) loci were observed. A significant deficit of HLA-DQA1 compatible liveborn children was observed (1 observed vs. 5.5 expected; P = 0.0069). The overall deficit of HLA-DQA1 compatible fetuses (7 observed vs. 14.0 expected; P = 0.0018) after approximately 8 weeks gestation suggests that HLA-DQA1 compatible fetuses may be aborted early in pregnancy, prior to the time when fetal tissue can be recovered for genetic studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ober
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Steck
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van der Ven
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Billstrand
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Messer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beaman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beer
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006239:Haplotypes; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069050:HLA-DQA1 antigen; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D004247:DNA