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Aging and Hematopoiesis
Emma M Groarke1, Neal S Young1
1Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Mark Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Room 3E-5140, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20891-1202, USA.
In hematopoiesis, mature blood cells, granulocytes, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes originate from hematopoietic stem cells. With age, changes in hematopoiesis may have clinical consequences: defective immune responses, cytopenias (most commonly anemia and lymphopenia), hematological malignancy, and effects mediated by hematopoietic cells in other organs. Clonal hematopoiesis is commonly seen with aging and has been associated with both blood concerns and atherosclerosis, but further study is required to determine a causative link.
In hematopoiesis, mature blood cells, granulocytes, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes originate from hematopoietic stem cells. With age, changes in hematopoiesis may have clinical consequences: defective immune responses, cytopenias (most commonly anemia and lymphopenia), hematological malignancy, and effects mediated by hematopoietic cells in other organs. Clonal hematopoiesis is commonly seen with aging and has been associated with both blood concerns and atherosclerosis, but further study is required to determine a causative link.
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