Microchimerism and skin disease: True-true unrelated?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-241

  Gilliam, Anita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TRANSFER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MICROCHIMERISM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; STEM CELL; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 33644639052     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700061     Document Type: Note

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