Chimerism

Nicole L. Draper, MDUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineDepartment of PathologyAurora, CO USA

Fertilization and Early Embryonic Errors.- Pregnancy and Multiple Gestations.- Transplantation and Transfusion.- Relationship Testing and Forensics.- Prenatal Genetic Testing and Screening.- Blood Typing Discrepancies.- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Selection and Graft-Versus-Host Disease.- Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome.- Chimerism: A Clinical Guide to Tolerance Induction.- Autoimmune Disease.- Cancer.

"The purpose is to provide a single source of the 'current understanding of chimerism.' This worthy objective is well met by this book. ... This book would be of interest to anyone working in blood bank/transfusion services or molecular genetic testing, general anatomical pathologists and specialists in forensics, autoimmune and/or obstetrical pathology. ... This is a fantastic book and a fascinating read. You will quickly get up to speed in an esoteric area which surprisingly impacts many aspects of medicine." (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2018)

“The purpose is to provide a single source of the ‘current understanding of chimerism.’ This worthy objective is well met by this book. … This book would be of interest to anyone working in blood bank/transfusion services or molecular genetic testing, general anatomical pathologists and specialists in forensics, autoimmune and/or obstetrical pathology. … This is a fantastic book and a fascinating read. You will quickly get up to speed in an esoteric area which surprisingly impacts many aspects of medicine.” (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2018)