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Human Cytomegalovirus Gene Products US3 and US6 Down-Regulate Trophoblast Class I MHC Molecules
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiological correlation between human CMV (HCMV) infection and spontaneous fetal loss has been suggested, but the underlying mechanism is not well understood. Fetal cytotrophoblasts, which are in direct contact with the maternal immune system in the uterus during pregnancy, do not express HLA-A and HLA-B, but express the nonclassical class I HLA-G and HLA-C. It has been shown that both HLA-G and HLA-C are...
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