Why certain antibodies cross-react with HLA- A and HLA-G: Epitope mapping of two common MHC class I reagentsfn2fn2This work was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (R01AI38577-01) and by a Reproductive Scientist Development Award, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and National Institutes of Health Grant K12HD00849 (to D.J.S.)

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