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Association between functional polymorphisms of Foxp3 gene and the occurrence of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion in a Chinese Han population.
Clinical & developmental immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Wu Zaigui, You Zeshan, Zhang Cai, Li Zhuyu, Su Xiumei, Zhang Xiuming, Li Yinguang
Abstract excerpt
Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) is an alloimmune disease associated with the failure of fetal-maternal immunologic tolerance in which the regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg) play a pivotal role. It is well known that Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) is a crucial regulatory factor for the development and function of Treg cells. It has also been established that deficiency of the Foxp3 gene suppresses the...
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