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microchimerism: a standalone construct

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Immunology

long-term presence of a small number of cells from another individual within a person's tissues.

In immunology, microchimerism refers to long-term presence of a small number of cells from another individual within a person's tissues. This meaning comes from Nelson (2012) in Trends in Immunology.[1]

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References

  1. Nelson, J. L. (2012). The otherness of self: microchimerism in health and disease. Trends in Immunology, 33(8), 421-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2012.03.002

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