Predictors of maternal-origin microchimerism in young women in the Philippines.

Tiffany D PanSami B KanaanNanette R LeeJosephine L AvilaJ Lee NelsonDan T A Eisenberg

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2020)

These results might be explained by breastfeeding having lasting impact on immune regulatory networks, thus reducing MMc persistence. MMc may also decrease in response to the introduction of fetal-origin microchimerism with pregnancies experienced in adulthood.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
transcription factor
early life