Microchimerism in the human brain, quantitative assessment and single nuclei profiling establish cell types and diversity
Sami B. Kanaan, Ashley McDonough, Coline Gentil, Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Haynes Heaton, Reza Behboudi, Dan T. A. Eisenberg, Scott N. Furlan, Daniel E. Geraghty, Joe Rutledge, Francesca Urselli, Jonathan R. Weinstein, J. Lee Nelson
The paper quantifies maternal microchimerism in the human brain using snRNA-seq and identifies diverse cell types across age groups.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience