Table 1

Demonstration of materno-fetal chimerism by HLA typing

HLA loci1-150
ABDRB1DRB4DRB5
Father (II-17)1/1160/5115/45351
Mother (II-18)1/3118/391/45351
Patient (III-12)1/31/118/39/511/15/45351/51
  • 1-150 High molecular weight DNA was isolated from lymph node cells (patient) and peripheral blood lymphocytes (both the patient and her parents); HLA typing was performed using PCR-SSP.