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A variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism influences the transcriptional activity of the neonatal Fc receptor alpha-chain promoter.
Immunology - 1 Sept 2006
Sachs Ulrich J H, Socher Ines, Braeunlich Christian G, Kroll Hartmut, Bein Gregor, Santoso Sentot
Abstract excerpt
The neonatal Fc receptor, FcRn, plays a central role in immunoglobulin G (IgG) transport across placental barriers. Genetic variations of FcRn-dependent transport across the placenta may influence antibody-mediated pathologies of the fetus and the newborn. Sequencing analysis of 20 unrelated individuals demonstrated no missense mutation within the five exons of the FcRn gene. However, a variable number of tandem...
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