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Date Posted: 16:57:01 09/22/04 Wed
Author: doug
Subject: yup
In reply to: Akshun_Hero 's message, "nope" on 11:51:21 09/22/04 Wed

The term microchimera is generally used to describe a condition in which the genetic dissimilarity would represent a much smaller presence than would be found in a person who had recieved a transfusion recently enough and in sufficient quantity to be performance enhancing. But as I stated earlier, I'm no expert.

>"Micro" applies, in my opinion, because a minority of
>the cells are from another origin, like 10% or so.
>
>Micro refers to a small number of "other" cells. If
>you were a survivor of luekemia and an allogenic bone
>marrow transplant you might be considered a "mega"
>chimera, because all or most of your white and red
>blood cells would be of another origin, while the rest
>of the cells in your body are yours...but that's just
>getting creative with the terminology. I did get
>"microchimera" from one of the websites or articles
>that I read this morning, so I didn't make it up.
>
>The new blood test is designed to test down to less
>than 5% to detect for cheaters, 5% of the red cell
>mass would equate to about a 2.5% increase in crit.
>
>True, searching with chimera does bring up the links
>that are relevant.

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