Micro- and tissue chimerism in physiologic, autoimmune, and transplantation settings: A meta-analysis

Autor: Emile de Heer, Eveline P. van Poelgeest, Hans C. van Houwelingen, Emma L. Lagaaij, Ingeborg M. Bajema, Jan A. Bruijn
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Transplantation Reviews. 18:153-161
ISSN: 0955-470X
DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2004.04.008
Popis: We give an overview on chimerism in all its forms of appearance and discuss the methodologic complications with which this field of research is confronted. The data of 42 articles, 23 on transplantation and 19 on autoimmune disease, were entered into a meta-analysis. We found that (micro-) chimerism after solid-organ transplantation occurred significantly more often than in healthy controls ( P P
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