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. 2014 Sep 22;11(6):589–594. doi: 10.1038/cmi.2014.82

Table 3. MP and fetal microchimerism1 in women with recurrent miscarriage and subsequent pregnancy.

Subject # Gravidity/parity Outcome Clinical notes Source of microchimerism Preconception First trimester5 Second trimester Third trimester 6 weeks post 6 months post
1 4/0 39 WGA2 live birth Vaginal delivery, female, 3725 g MP3 0.13 0, 0 6.77 0 0 0
2 3/0 39 WGA live birth Vaginal delivery, male, 3155 g MP 0 0 0      
3 4/0 34 WGA live birth Cesarean section, female, 1956 g preeclampsia, neonatal demise MP 0 0, 1.43 0.69   0  
4 6/0 40 WGA live birth Vaginal delivery, male, 3941 g MP 0 0   0    
5 5/0 39 WGA live birth Vaginal delivery, male, 3147 g MP   0.16, 0 0   0  
6 4/0 39 WGA live birth Cesarean section, female, 3630 g MP   0, 0   15.32    
7 6/0 39 WGA live birth Cesarean section, female, 4438 g MP or fetal 0 0 0 0    
8 4/0 40 WGA live birth Cesarean section, female, 2665 g, gestational hypertension MP 0 0, 0 0 0 1.55 0
        MP or fetal 0 0 0 0 0  
        Fetal 0   0.97   0 0
9 4/0 36 WGA live birth Twins, Cesarean section, male/female, 2438 g/2750 g MP or fetal   0, 0 0     0
        Fetal   0, 3.39 0 0 0 0
10 4/0 6 WGA2 miscarriage   MP3   0, 0, 0     0 0
11 12/0 6 WGA miscarriage   MP or fetal 0 0, 0     2.56 0
12 4/0 41 WGA live birth Cesarean section, female, 3799 g Fetal 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0
13 3/0 39 WGA live birth Vaginal delivery, female, 3657 g Fetal4 0 0, 0 0 0 0  
14a6 5/0 8 WGA miscarriage   Fetal 0 0, 0     0 0
14b6 6/0 6 WGA miscarriage   Fetal   0, 0     0, 0.35 0.89
1

In GEq of microchimerism per total 100 000 GEq tested.

2

Weeks gestational age (WGA).

3

For these subjects, partner or child HLA typing not available to definitively rule out fetal source.

4

For these subjects, MP HLA typing not available to definitively rule out MP source.

5

Some subjects had more than one sample tested during the first trimester; these are all listed and delimited by commas.

6

For subject #14, two pregnancies were followed, and results are listed.