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The maternal–fetal interface is an early hematopoietic niche enriched in distinct erythro-myeloid progenitors
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Nature Immunology, Published online: 26 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41590-026-02683-4Jain et al. identify a unique extraembryonic hematopoietic niche at the maternal–fetal interface that is distinct from the yolk sac and is capable of producing CD4+CSF1R− erythro-myeloid progenitors.

