Killer‑cell immunoglobulin‑like receptor/human leukocyte antigen‑C combination and ‘great obstetrical syndromes’ (Review)
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- Xiuhua Yang
- Tao Meng
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China, Department of Obstetrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China - Published online on: August 13, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10612
- Article Number: 1178
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Copyright: © Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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