Natural killers in pregnancy: servants of two masters
С. П. Кречетов, Olga Vladimirovna Khoroshkeeva, Tatyana Eduardovna Yankevich, Yuri Valentinovich Shirokov, Borovikov P.I. Borovikov, Krechetova L.V. Krechetova, Nana Kartlosovna Tetruashvili, D. Yu. Trofimov, Gennady Tikhonovich Sukhikh
This paper proposes a hypothesis that random KIR gene expression and two-way tuning of dNK cells influence placental development and pregnancy outcomes, without specific HLA/KIR genotypes causing recurrent pregnancy loss.
Scientific Reports · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology