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Transplantation of organs is transplantations of donor DNA: fate of DNA disseminated in recipient.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Apr 2005
Olszewski Waldemar L, Interewicz B, Maksymowicz M, Stanislawska J
Abstract excerpt
Microchimerism after allogeneic organ transplantation has been widely documented using DNA identification techniques. However, the question as to whether the detected donor DNA is present in the surviving donor passenger cells, recipient macrophages phagocytizing rejected donor cells, or dendritic cells (DC) internalizing donor apoptotic bodies or cell fragments has not been answered. We provide evidence that...
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