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. 1974 Oct 26;4(5938):202–203. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5938.202

Maternal HL-A Antibodies and Fetal Sex

Karl Johansen, Hilliard Festenstein
PMCID: PMC1612376  PMID: 4423885

Abstract

In a study of 960 pregnancies a significantly higher male to female birth ratio was found among primigravidae who developed HL-A antibodies, which was highest where these were monospecific. In the whole group male births predominated in women with antibodies to HL-A 1 and 11 (first locus) and HL-A 5, 12, and 13 and TYT (second locus).

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