Minor histocompatibility antigens are expressed in syncytiotrophoblast and trophoblast debris: Implications for maternal alloreactivity to the fetus

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 256-266

  Holland, Olivia J ^a   Linscheid, Caitlin ^b   Hodes, Herbert C ^c   Nauser, Traci L ^c   Gilliam, Melissa ^d   Stone, Peter ^a   Chamley, Larry W ^a   Petroff, Margaret G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Women's Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B CELL LYMPHOMA 2 RELATED PROTEIN A1; DEAD BOX POLYPEPTIDE 3; FETAL ANTIGEN; KIAA0020 PROTEIN; LYSINE DEMETHYLASE 5D; MESSENGER RNA; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 4; SIGNAL SEQUENCE RECEPTOR 1; SOLUTE CARRIER 1A5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; Y LINKED PROTEIN;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEUKOCYTE; MESENCHYME CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL CORD; Y CHROMOSOME;

DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LEUKOCYTES; MESODERM; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 83455230733     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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