FISH for Y chromosome in women with primary biliary cirrhosis: Lack of evidence for leukocyte microchimerism
Laura Rubbia-Brandt
M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMarie-Marthe Philippeaux
Ph.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorSylvia Chavez
M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorGilles Mentha
M.D.
Transplantation Unit, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorBettina Borisch
M.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorAntoine Hadengue
M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Rubbia-Brandt
M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMarie-Marthe Philippeaux
Ph.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorSylvia Chavez
M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorGilles Mentha
M.D.
Transplantation Unit, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorBettina Borisch
M.D.
Division of Pathology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorAntoine Hadengue
M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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