Maternal HLA Homozygosity and Mother‐Child HLA Concordance Increase the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV‐1
Open Access
- 15 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 197 (8) , 1156-1161
- https://doi.org/10.1086/529528
Abstract
BackgroundMother-child human leukocyte antigen (HLA) concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity may increase the risk of vertical transmission of humaKeywords
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