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Combinations of maternal KIR and fetal HLA-C genes influence the risk of preeclampsia and reproductive success.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 18 Oct 2004
Hiby Susan E, Walker James J, O'shaughnessy Kevin M, Redman Christopher W G, Carrington Mary, Trowsdale John, Moffett Ashley
Abstract excerpt
Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy in which the fetus receives an inadequate supply of blood due to failure of trophoblast invasion. There is evidence that the condition has an immunological basis. The only known polymorphic histocompatibility antigens on the fetal trophoblast are HLA-C molecules. We tested the idea that recognition of these molecules by killer immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs) on...
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