Circulating maternal chimeric cells have an impact on the outcome of biliary atresia

• Main Authors: Ryuta Masuya (Author), Toshihiro Muraji (Author), Sami B. Kanaan (Author), Toshio Harumatsu (Author), Mitsuru Muto (Author), Miki Toma (Author), Toshihiro Yanai (Author), Anne M. Stevens (Author), J. Lee Nelson (Author), Kazuhiko Nakame (Author), Atsushi Nanashima (Author), Satoshi Ieiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionWe aimed to quantify the DNA of maternal chimeric (MC) cells in the peripheral blood of the BA patients and investigated the impact on the outcome.MethodsPatients with progressive jaundice because of no bile flow, which necessitated liver transplantation, or who showed inadequate bile fl...