Evidence for the presence of the alternatively spliced HLA-G mRNA forms in human mononuclear cells from peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood

The HLA-G monomorphic, nonclassic HLA class I gene encodes the molecule that is the only major histocompatibility complex antigen expressed on cytotrophoblasts of placenta. This restricted expression on fetal tissue that is in contact with maternal tissue suggests that HLA-G products may play a role...

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