Table 2.
Organs and tissues | Alien mtDNA (%) in female fetus |
Alien mtDNA (%) in male fetus |
---|---|---|
Cord blood | 91.1 | 34.2 |
Placenta | 97.2 | 20.8 |
Cerebrum | 95.4 | 28.9 |
Cerebellum | 94.1 | 22.4 |
Spinal cord | 89.2 | 21.8 |
Eye (lens) | 96.4 | 28.4 |
Retina | 95.5 | 27.6 |
Right-lung | 96.2 | 33.9 |
Left-lung | 96.7 | 24.7 |
Heart | 81.7 | 21.2 |
Tongue | 94.9 | 25.2 |
Esophagus | 94.0 | 37.8 |
Stomach | 92.3 | 28.5 |
Small intestine | 92.6 | 33.2 |
Colon | 95.2 | 32.1 |
Rectum | 95.9 | 27.6 |
Liver | 82.9 | 31.9 |
Pancreas | 91.7 | 21.8 |
Pituitary gland | 94.3 | 36.6 |
Adrenal gland | 91.6 | 19.2 |
Thyroid | 91.2 | 24.9 |
Kidney-R | 98.4 | 20.9 |
Kidney-L | 98.4 | 24.3 |
Bladder | 94.9 | 24.1 |
Uterus | 94.5 | NA |
Testis | NA | 28.8 |
Prostate | NA | 19.4 |
Spleen | 94.4 | 24.3 |
Thymus | 95.5 | 21.7 |
Tonsil | 92.3 | 23.4 |
Skin | 97.6 | 21.5 |
Skeletal muscle | 97.4 | 23.3 |
NA, not applicable.