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Early Hum Dev
; 66(2): 101-5, 2002 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11872314
RESUMO
Pregnancies affected by a neural tube defect show changes in thymus morphology, neonatal and maternal T-cell repertoire. Amniotic fluid levels of soluble human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) (an immuno-modulatory protein) were found to be significantly lower as compared to controls. This may reflect a diminished cell-mediated immunity in neural tube defects.