Pregnancy, microchimerism and autoimmunity: An update

Lupus

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 659-660

  Turco, A E ^a   Bambara, L M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico G B Rossi ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Microchimerism; Pregnancy; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL TRANSFER; CHIMERA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC RISK; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROCHIMERISM; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MYOSITIS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHIMERISM; FEMALE; FETUS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 4644294667     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203304lu1087oa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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