HLA-G Expression Pattern: Reliable Assessment for Pregnancy Outcome Prediction

• Main Authors: Elnaz Mosaferi (Author), Jafar Majidi (Author), Mozhdeh Mohammadian (Author), Zohreh Babaloo (Author), Amir Monfaredan (Author), Behzad Baradaran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Because mothers and fathers are more or less dissimilar at multiple HLA loci, mother considers her fetus as a semi-allograft. Mother's immune system may recognize paternal HLA as foreign antigen and may develop anti-paternal HLA antibodies and cytotoxic T lymphocyte. There are some mechanisms t...