| Literature DB >> 19047129 |
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19047129 PMCID: PMC2638004 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-3008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Res ISSN: 0008-5472 Impact factor: 12.701