Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 378-382 , May 2007

The Changing Maternal “Self” Hypothesis: A Mechanism for Maternal Tolerance of the Fetus

  • K.M. Adams, M.D

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Human Immunogenetics Program, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., D2-100, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Tel.: +1 206 667 7002; fax: +1 206 667 5255.
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  • Z. Yan, M.D., Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Human Immunogenetics Program, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., D2-100, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
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  • A.M. Stevens, M.D., Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • J.L. Nelson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Human Immunogenetics Program, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., D2-100, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
    • Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

,Accepted 7 July 2006.

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PII: S0143-4004(06)00186-X

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.07.003

Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 378-382 , May 2007