Maternal microchimerism in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 987-991

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Tamatani, Takuya ^b   Tamura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kusafuka, Junichi ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Kawasaki, Seiji ^a   Ishizaki, Yoichi ^a   Mizuta, Koichi ^c   Kawarasaki, Hideo ^c   Gittes, George K ^d  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Chromosome; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Graft vs host disease; Maternal microchimerism

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; MALE; MICROCHIMERISM; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BILE DUCTS; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHIMERISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEPATOCYTES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOANTIBODIES; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34249794593     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.01.051     Document Type: Article

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