Fetal microchimerism and cancer.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-3008 and PMC identifier 2638004.
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Abstract
The persistence of fetal stem cells with multilineage potential in women who have been pregnant, a phenomenon known as fetal microchimerism, is emerging as a potential contributing factor in certain diseases, including cancer. For example, fetal microchimerism has been implicated in autoimmune disease, wound healing, and cancer. Studies of this phenomenon may provide a novel perspective on cancer in women, including in breast, ovarian, and lung cancers.
Medical subject headings
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Chimerism
- Fetal Stem Cells
- Neoplasms