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Natural human chimeras: A review.

European journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2020

Madan Kamlesh

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The term chimera has been borrowed from Greek mythology and has a long history of use in biology and genetics. A chimera is an organism whose cells are derived from two or more zygotes. Recipients of tissue and organ transplants are artificial chimeras. This review concerns natural human chimeras. The first human chimera was reported in 1953. Natural chimeras can arise in various ways. Fetal and maternal cells...

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PMID: 32565253
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2020.103971

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