Transplantation (Gender Issues)
Tissue Rejection Dilemma Solved
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 25th, 1995
Dr. Victor H. Engelhard of the University of Virginia said he and his colleagues have identified a compound that originates from the male Y chromosome and causes an immune reaction from female tissue.
Engelhard said the compound, a group of amino acids linked together to form a peptide, are recognized as foreign and are attacked by immune system cells in females. The compound causes formation of what is called the H-Y antigen.
The researcher said the antigen...
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