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Biparental alleles of HLA-G are co-dominantly expressed in the placenta.
The Japanese journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 1997
Hashimoto K, Azuma C, Koyama M, Nobunaga T, Kimura T, Shimoya K, Kubota Y, Saji F, Murata Y
Abstract excerpt
HLA-G is the only major histocompatibility complex molecule expressed in the human placenta and thus has been considered to be necessary for maintenance of pregnancy. We investigated whether HLA-G expression is regulated in a parent-of-origin allele-specific manner. Of six first trimester and three third trimester placentas, three first trimester and two third trimester placentas showed heterozygosity at the PstI...
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