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An Outline of the Problems of Immunogenetics and Reproduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

L. Gedda  and
M. Milani-Comparetti
L. Gedda
Affiliation:
«G. Mendel » Institute of Medical Genetics and Twin Research, Rome
M. Milani-Comparetti
Affiliation:
«G. Mendel » Institute of Medical Genetics and Twin Research, Rome

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The authors trace an outline of the problems involved in the relationship between immunogenetics an reproductive pathology, indicating the need for further specific research.

The authors formulate a “central interpretation” of several aspects of immunology, based on the role assigned by nature to primary sensitization in the protection of germinal and fetal antigens against immunological rejection. The implications of such an interpretation may be far-reaching in such fields as reproductive pathology, autoimmune diseases, anthropology and population genetics.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 3 - 11
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1969

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