Biparental alleles of HLA-G are co-dominantly expressed in the placenta

Japanese Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-186

  Hashimoto, Kazumasa ^a   Azuma, Chihiro ^a   Koyama, Masayasu ^a   Nobunaga, Toshikatsu ^a   Kimura, Tadashi ^a   Shimoya, Koichiro ^a   Kubota, Yasue ^a   Saji, Fumitaka ^a   Murata, Yuji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

genomic imprinting; HLA G; placenta

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOME IMPRINTING; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030920662     PISSN: 09168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02766920     Document Type: Article

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