Heterogeneous Distribution of Fetal Microchimerism in Local Breast Cancer Environment.

Fetal cells enter maternal circulation during pregnancy and persist in the woman's body for decades, achieving a form of physiological microchimerism. These cells were also evidenced in tumors. We investigated the frequency and concentration of fetal microchimerism in the local breast cancer en...

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Main Authors: Dragos Nemescu, Ramona Gabriela Ursu, Elena Roxana Nemescu, Lucian Negura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4726590?pdf=render