Early-Onset Chronic Inflammatory Disease Associated with Maternal Microchimerism

Maternal microchimerism (mMc) refers to the presence of a small population of cells originating from the mother. Whether mMc leads to autoimmune responses in children remains controversial. We describe here an 11-year-old boy with persistent fever and elevated levels of C-reactive protein from infan...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Ishikawa, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Tomohiro Takeda, Hiroshi Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/323681
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