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Identifying DNA Mutations in Purified Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells
Published on: February 24, 2014
Gene mutations in bone marrow failure syndromes
Tetsuichi Yoshizato1, Hideki Makishima
1Kyoto University, Department of Hematology & Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine.
Abstract:
Acquired bone marrow failure syndromes consist of aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Clonal hematopoiesis is frequently observed in non-neoplastic disorders, aplastic anemia and PNH as well as a neoplastic phenotype, MDS. However, the significance of such clonal hematopoiesis, particularly in aplastic anemia, remains to be elucidated. Recent advancements in next generation sequencing technology have revealed a diverse clonal structure in these bone marrow failure syndromes, as well as in age-related clonal hematopoiesis in healthy people. In this review article, we describe gene mutations in bone marrow failure syndromes, together with those detected in healthy people.
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