HLA-G polymorphisms and allele frequencies in Caucasians.

doi:10.1016/s0198-8859(98)00021-4

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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

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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,...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Child
Female
HLA Antigens
HLA-G Antigens
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sequence Alignment
White People

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