Genetic polymorphisms, function and clinical effect of HLA-G

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 350-353

  Meng, Haiying ^a   Hou, Yiping ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphisms; Human leukocyte antigen G; Immune tolerance; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DISEASES; RNA; TISSUE;

GENETIC POLYMORPHISM;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ALLELES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036684702     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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