Association between microchimerism and multiple sclerosis in Canadian twins.

Microchimerism, the persistence of foreign cells thought to derive from previous pregnancies, has been associated with autoimmune diseases. A maternal parent-of-origin effect in MS remains unexplained. We tested for microchimerism in monozygotic and dizygotic twin-pairs with MS. Microchimerism was a...

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Main Authors: Willer, C, Herrera, B, Morrison, K, Sadovnick, A, Ebers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006