Immunogenetic Factors in Preeclampsia and Eclampsia-Reply
Abstract
Abstract Although we carefully stated in our article that the results of our study did not rule out other potential immunologic mechanisms, maternal-fetal incompatibility with respect to blood group, HLA, or Y-linked transplantation antigens is extremely unlikely as a cause of the preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome. Drs Toivanen and Hirvonen apparently disagree with this conclusion but give no new data to support their opinion. Because of the infrequency of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia, we...