Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , July 2008

The HLA-G 14bp gene polymorphism and decidual HLA-G 14bp gene expression in pre-eclamptic and normal pregnancies

  • Ann-Charlotte Iversen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Olav Kyrres gt11, N-7006 Trondheim, Norway. Tel.: +47 72573305; fax: +47 72574704.
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Olav Toai Duc Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Linda Føll Tømmerdal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Irina Poliakova Eide

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Veslemøy Malm Landsem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Nuray Acar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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  • Ronny Myhre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Helge Klungland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Rigmor Austgulen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Women and Children's Centre, Trondheim, Norway

Received 4 December 2007 ,Revised 30 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.03.001

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , July 2008

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