Immunomodulatory effects of sex hormones: requirements for pregnancy and relevance in melanoma.

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Published in Mayo Clin Proc on April 01, 2014

Authors

Elizabeth Ann L Enninga1, Shernan G Holtan2, Douglas J Creedon3, Roxana S Dronca4, Wendy K Nevala4, Simona Ognjanovic1, Svetomir N Markovic5

Author Affiliations

1: Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
2: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
3: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
4: Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
5: Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: Markovic.svetomir@mayo.edu.

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