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Studies from Norwegian University of Science and Technology reveal new findings on life sciences
August 25th, 2008
New investigation results, 'The HLA-G 14bp gene polymorphism and decidual HLA-G 14bp gene expression in pre-eclamptic and normal pregnancies,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Reproductive Immunology. According to recent research from Trondheim, Norway, "Trophoblast expression of the non-classical MHC, HLA-G, is considered essential for feto-maternal immune tolerance and successful placentation in pregnancy. The HLA-G 14bp polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the HLA-G gene has been reported to be associated with development of pre-eclampsia (PE)." "In this study, maternal (peripheral blood, n=54) and fetal (cord blood, n=57) HLA-G...
Source: Stem Cell Week (2008-08-25)
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