SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHIMERISM - RARE DESEASES

What is and how to identify chimerism



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Chimerism is a very rare genetic defect that occurs when a person carries more than 1 type of DNA in their body. Generally, this change does not cause symptoms, but there may be changes such as asymmetries and deformity in the body of the carrier or, in rarer cases, hermaphroditism. This situation is different from the mosaicism, in which the person may present genetic alterations, which are due to a mutation in the genetic material