Exposure to non-inherited maternal antigens by breastfeeding affects antibody responsiveness
The observation, by Ray Owen and colleagues in 1954, that D-negative women were less likely to form anti-D antibodies against their D-positive fetus if their mother possessed the D-antigen, was not found in all later studies. We hypothesized that breastfeeding, received by the mother, may affect her...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Haematologica |
| Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/8768 |