Table 1 Overview of maternal microchimerism in patients with BA and NH
From: Maternal microchimerism in the livers of patients with Biliary atresia
Diagnosis | Chimerism | Method | # of Maternal cells/DNA per slide (FISH) or per 25,000 copies of patient's DNA (kPCR) |
|---|---|---|---|
BA | Present | FISH | 2 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | FISH | 2 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | FISH | 4 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | FISH | 2 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | FISH+immunokistochemistry | 3 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Not interpretable | FISH | --- |
BA | Present | FISH | 2 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | FISH | 3 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Not interpretable | FISH | --- |
BA | Not interpretable | FISH | --- |
BA | None detected | FISH | 0 maternal cells per slide |
BA | Present | kPCR | 3 copies of maternal DNA per 25,000 copies of patient's DNA |
BA | Present | kPCR | 1 copy of maternal DNA per 25,000 copies of patient's DNA |
BA | Present | kPCR | 10 copies of maternal DNA per 25,000 copies of patient's DNA |
BA | Present | kPCR | 142 copies of maternal DNA per 25,000 copies of patient's DNA |
NH | None detected | FISH | 0 maternal cells per slide |
NH | None detected | FISH | 0 maternal cells per slide |
NH | Not interpretable | FISH | --- |
NH | Not interpretable | FISH | --- |