Reprod Biomed Online
December 2008
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between peripheral natural killer (NK) cells and recurrent miscarriage by improved methods. Peripheral NK cell measurement was carried out using flow cytometry of morning blood samples obtained in the early follicular phase, analysed within 8 h of collection. Eighty-five Chinese women with recurrent miscarriage who previously tested negative for autoantibodies, and 27 control subjects who were not using any hormonal methods for contraception, were recruited.
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