Maternal gatekeepers: How maternal antibody Fc characteristics influence passive transfer and infant protection

PLoS Pathog. 2020 Mar 26;16(3):e1008303. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008303. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Stephanie N Langel^{1

2}, Claire E Otero^{1

2}, David R Martinez³, Sallie R Permar^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
² Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired*
Immunization, Passive
Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / chemistry
Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / immunology*
Infant
Male
Receptors, Fc / immunology

Substances

Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments
Receptors, Fc

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