Abstract:Microchimerism (Mc) is a bidirectional exchange of fetal and maternal cells during pregnancy. Pregnancy is the most common and natural cause of chimerism. Therefore, we are all born as microchimera. Although there are many unanswered questions it is thought that chimerism has an important role in human health. For many years, the clinical effects of microchimeric cells (McCs) in organ repair and cancer therapy have just begun to be understood. While the mission of chimerism is straight forward, the subject is … Show more
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