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1 Maternal microchimerism protects against the development of asthma
Emma E. Thompson, PhD, Rachel A. Myers, PhD, Gaixin Du, MS, Tessa M. Aydelotte, BA, Christopher J. Tisler, MS, Debra A. Stern, MS, Michael D. Evans, MS, Penelope E. Graves, ScD, Daniel J. Jackson, MD, Fernando D. Martinez, MD, James E. Gern, MD, Anne L. Wright, PhD, Robert F. Lemanske, MD, Carole Ober, PhD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 132, Issue 1, Pages e4 (July 2013) DOI: /j.jaci Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Forest plot showing the ORs and 95% CIs for asthma risk among MMc-positive subjects. The box sizes are proportional to the sample sizes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , e4DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig E1 MMc rates by birth order (A) and age (B) in the COAST cohort (N = 107), the Tucson IIS cohort (N = 107), and the Hutterites (N = 103). Numbers of subjects are listed on the x axis for each category, and the proportion of MMc-positive subjects is shown on the y axis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , e4DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions


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