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HLA and maternal‐fetal recognition
1 Mar 1992
Abstract excerpt
Despite genetic differences, mothers do not reject their semiallogeneic embryos. Regulated expression of the major histocompatibility antigens (HLA) by placental trophoblast cells, which intervene between the embryo and maternal blood and tissues, is now believed to play an important role in this surprising feature of pregnancy. Transcription and translation of the highly polymorphic class I HLA-A, -B, -C genes...
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