Immunological implications of pregnancy-induced microchimerism

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 483 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.38 Authors: Jeremy M. Kinder, Ina A. Stelzer, Petra C. Arck & Sing Sing Way Immunological identity is traditionally defined by genetically encoded antigens, with equal maternal and paternal contributions as a result of Mendelian inheritance. However, vertically transferred maternal cells also persist in individuals at very low levels throughout postnatal development. Reciprocally, mothers are seeded during pregnancy with genetically
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