title: Meeting report of the First Symposium on Chimerism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics; Willem Alexander Children's Hospital; Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Astrid G S
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: van Halteren
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology; University of Graz; Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sedlmayr
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology; University of Graz; Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kroneis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Madison, WI USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Burlingham
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; University of Washington; Seattle, WA USA.
authors.forename: J Lee
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D046528:Chimerism / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens
keywords: (micro)chimerism; FISH; HLA; PCR; autoimmune disease; cancer; cell trafficking; pregnancy; tissue repair; transplantation