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Lack of human leukocyte antigen-G expression in extravillous trophoblasts is associated with pre-eclampsia
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
Pre-eclampsia, a common complication of first pregnancies, is thought to result from a poorly perfused placenta and may reflect an abnormal maternal immune reaction to the hemiallogenic fetus. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G, a major histocompatibility tissue-specific antigen expressed in extravillous trophoblast cells (fetal-derived), may protect trophoblasts from maternal-fetal immune intolerance and allow...
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