Cancer can be passed on from mom to baby in womb
Scientists have established the world's first case of cancer being transmitted from a woman to her baby in the womb, at the Institute of Cancer Research, University of London.
They used genetic fingerprinting techniques to show that leukaemia cells of a 28 year old mother had crossed the placenta and infected her unborn baby.
Usually, when cancer cells cross the placental barrier, the baby's immune system recognises them as foreign invaders and destroys them.
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They used genetic fingerprinting techniques to show that leukaemia cells of a 28 year old mother had crossed the placenta and infected her unborn baby.
Usually, when cancer cells cross the placental barrier, the baby's immune system recognises them as foreign invaders and destroys them.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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