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Flake AW, Harrison MR, Zanjani ED: Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells in-utero.
Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation, In Utero Stemm Cell Publications 2010
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Flake AW, Hendrick MH, Rice HE, Tavassoli M, Zanjani ED: Enhancement of human hematopoieses by mast cell growth factor in human-sheep chimeras created by the in-utero transplantation of human fetal hematopoietic cells.
Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation, In Utero Stemm Cell Publications 2010
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Here is a list of publications regarding in-utero stem cell transplantation prepared by the staff of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Hedrick MH, Rice HE, MacGillvray TE, Bealer JF, Zanjani ED, Flake AW: Hematopoietic chimerism achieved by in-utero hematopoietic stem cell injection does not induce donor specific tolerance or renal allografts in sheep.
Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation, In Utero Stemm Cell Publications 2010
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Diseases for which in-utero stem cell transplantations may be considered are generally suspected because of a family history of the disease.
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The procedure was originally described for delivery of fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia who had undergone in-utero tracheal clip application to induce prenatal lung growth.
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Rao H, Wang JJ, Giannetta J, Korczkowski M, Shera D, Avants BB, et al. Altered resting cerebral blood flow in adolescents with in-utero cocaine exposure revealed by perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging.
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Surviving fetuses may suffer the consequences of chorionic transfusion in-utero including cardiac dysfunction, prematurity, growth restriction and potentially, the devastating neurologic consequence of co-twin demise.
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