|
Patient no. |
No. of children |
No. of daughters |
No. of sons |
Microchimerism |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Yes |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Yes |
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
|
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
|
7 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
|
Mean |
2.57 |
1 |
1.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
No |
|
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
No |
|
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
No |
|
12 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
No |
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No |
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No |
|
Mean |
0.83 |
0.17 |
0.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P
value |
0.009 |
0.013 |
0.035 |
|
Patients with microchimerism have
significantly more children (sons and daughters) than patients without
microchimerism, whereas no differences were
found between the latter patients and controls.
Adapted from Klintschar
M, et al. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab 2001;86:2494-2498.
