Neonatal cases of infantile myofibromatosis do not derive from maternal cells transferred during pregnancy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1356-1357

  Yousefi, P ^a,b,c   Khosrotehrani, K ^a,b,c   Oster, M ^a,b,c   De Prost, Y ^d   Fraitag, S ^d   Aractingi, S ^a,b,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Infantile myofibromatosis; Microchimerism; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT DISEASE; INFANTILE MYOFIBROMATOSIS; LEIOMYOMA; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHIMERISM; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOFIBROMATOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 66149111780     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09135.x     Document Type: Letter

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