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Male microchimerism and HLA compatibility in French women with sclerodema: a different profile in limited and diffuse subset
30 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Male microchimerism (Mc) persisting from pregnancy has been found at greater frequencies and/or higher quantities in women with scleroderma (SSc) compared with controls, suggesting a possible role in disease development. Moreover, women with an HLA-compatible child have a higher risk to develop SSc. We tested the hypothesis, on our French SSc cohort, that women with lcSSc and dcSSc, two distinct...
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