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HLA-G polymorphisms and allele frequencies in Caucasians.
Human immunology - 1 May 1998
van der Ven K, Skrablin S, Engels G, Krebs D
Abstract excerpt
HLA-G, a nonclassical class I MHC molecule, is uniquely expressed on extravillous cytotrophoblasts of the maternal-fetal interface and is suggested to be essential for establishment of maternal-fetal immune tolerance. Although the level of polymorphism in HLA-G has originally been considered low, number, nature and site of polymorphisms seem to vary between different ethnic populations. We investigated HLA-G...
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