Optimizing human fertility and survival.

Autor: Westendorp, Rudi G.J., van Dunne, Frederique M., Kirkwood, Tom B.L., Helmerhorst, Frans M., Huizinga, Tom W.J.
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Zdroj: Nature Medicine; Aug2001, Vol. 7 Issue 8, p873, 1p
Abstrakt: Presents an immuno-genetic explanation on how evolutionary fitness optimizes selection for fertility with selection for survival. Dependence of reproductive success on a Th2/Tr1 immune response at the fetal-maternal interface permitting pregnancy to proceed; Identification of genetic polymorphisms that associate with tumor necrosis factor-alpha responsiveness.
Databáze: Complementary Index