EPISODE · Jun 28, 2007 · 13 MIN
Microchimerism and Systemic Sclerosis
Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: J. Lee Nelson, MD Fetal cells persisting in maternal tissues for 50 years and then causing a graft versus host reaction? Medicine does not get more bizarre, but this seems to be the case for systemic sclerosis. Dr. Nelson examines the growing evidence to support this new look at some of the "auto-immune" diseases.
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Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: J. Lee Nelson, MD Fetal cells persisting in maternal tissues for 50 years and then causing a graft versus host reaction? Medicine does not get more bizarre, but this seems to be the case for systemic sclerosis. Dr. Nelson examines the growing evidence to support this new look at some of the "auto-immune" diseases.
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