A Framework for Understanding Maternal Immunity

Elizabeth A Bonney

doi:10.1016/j.iac.2023.03.002

A Framework for Understanding Maternal Immunity

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;43(1S):e1-e20. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.03.002. Epub 2023 Apr 15.

Author

Elizabeth A Bonney¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont Robert Larner College of Medicine, Given Building, Room C246, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. Electronic address: Elizabeth.bonney@med.uvm.edu.

Abstract

This is an alternative and controversial framing of the data relevant to maternal immunity. It argues for a departure from classical theory to view, interrogate and interpret existing data.

Keywords: Maternal immunity; Maternal tolerance; Theoretical framework.

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Review

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