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Absence of Maternal Microchimerism in Regional Lymph Nodes of Children With Biliary Atresia.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jun 2016
Engelmann Carsten, Maelzer Madeleine, Kreyenberg Hermann
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Maternal lymphocytes have been cited as a potential cause of infantile biliary atresia (BA). When hepatoportoenterostomy is performed, locoregional lymphadenopathy is frequently encountered. METHODS: We screened enlarged nodes from 6 consecutive nonsyndromatic BA patients (age: 68 days ± 18.9 days) for maternal elements using DNA fingerprinting with short tandem repeat analysis and quantitative...
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