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Chimerism

A Clinical Guide

von: Nicole L. Draper
96,29 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	21.06.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9783319898667
Sprache:	englisch

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<div><div>This text provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of chimerism. The first part of the volume presents the causes of chimerism, specifically focusing on fertilization and early embryonic errors, pregnancy and multiple gestations, and transplantation and transfusion. The second part of the volume outlines clinical identification and consequences of chimerism. Chapters in this section focus on the effects of chimerism on testing in relationship determination and forensics, prenatal genetic testing and screening, and blood and HLA typing. This part also reviews new data concerning matching donors and recipients for transplantation, while outlining the risks of transplantation, such as graft-vs-host disease and passenger lymphocyte syndrome.  Additionally, evidence on the role of chimerism in autoimmune disease and cancer is presented.  </div><br></div><div>Written by experts in the field, <i>Chimerism: A Clinical Guide</i> is a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts.</div><div><br></div><div></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<div>Part I: Causes of Chimerism in Humans</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 1: Fertilization and Early Embryonic Errors</div><div>Nicole L. Draper, Kristy Crooks </div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 2: Pregnancy and Multiple Gestations</div><div>Linda Marie Randolph, Ramen H. Chmait </div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 3: Transplantation and Transfusion</div><div>Joel N. Kniep </div><div><br></div><div>Part II: Clinical Identification and Consequences of Chimerism</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 4: Relationship Testing and Forensics </div><div>Kayla Sheets, Robert Wenk</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 5: Prenatal Genetic Testing and Screening</div><div>Ignatia B. Van den Veyver</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 6: Blood Typing Discrepancies</div><div>Opal L. Reddy, Dawn C. Ward, Andrea M. McGonigle</div><br><div>Chapter 7: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Selection and Graft-Versus-Host Disease</div><div>Alexa J. Siddon, Christopher A. Tormey</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 8: Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome</div><div>Nicole L. Draper, Jamie E. Kallan</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 9: Chimerism: A Clinical Guide to Tolerance Induction</div><div>Andrea R. Merchak, Anita Chhabra, Joseph Leventhal, Suzanne T. Ildstad</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 10: Autoimmune Disease</div><div>Nathalie Lambert </div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 11: Cancer</div><div>Valentina Cirello, Laura Fugazzola</div>

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<div><div>Nicole L. Draper, MD</div><div>University of Colorado School of Medicine</div><div>Department of Pathology</div><div>Aurora, CO </div><div>USA</div></div>

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<div>This text provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of chimerism. The first part of the volume presents the causes of chimerism, specifically focusing on fertilization and early embryonic errors, pregnancy and multiple gestations, and transplantation and transfusion. The second part of the volume outlines clinical identification and consequences of chimerism. Chapters in this section focus on the effects of chimerism on testing in relationship determination and forensics, prenatal genetic testing and screening, and blood and HLA typing. This part also reviews new data concerning matching donors and recipients for transplantation, while outlining the risks of transplantation, such as graft-vs-host disease and passenger lymphocyte syndrome.  Additionally, evidence on the role of chimerism in autoimmune disease and cancer is presented.  </div><br><div>Written by experts in the field, <i>Chimerism: A Clinical Guide</i> is a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts.</div><div><br></div>

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<p>Valuable resource for clinicians and researchers that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts</p><p>Presented in an easy-to-read format</p><p>Written by experts in the field</p>