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Microchimerism in a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a serious multisystem disease that has a striking propensity to affect women. The cause of SLE remains elusive. Fetomaternal cell trafficking, or the passage of fetal cells into the maternal circulation, is now a well-established phenomenon. In addition, fetal cells have been implicated in the development of preeclampsia and in the pathogenesis of scleroderma. We undertook...
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