The Many Faces of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G: Relevance to the Fate of Pregnancy

Pregnancy is an immunological paradox, where fetal antigens encoded by polymorphic genes inherited from the father do not provoke a maternal immune response. The fetus is not rejected as it would be theorized according to principles of tissue transplantation. A major contribution to fetal tolerance...

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Main Authors: Mette Dahl, Snezana Djurisic, Thomas Vauvert F. Hviid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/591489
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