La base poligénica y monogénica de los rasgos y enfermedades de la sangre

Dragana Vuckovic1, Erik L Bao2, Parsa Akbari3

  • 1Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK; National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.

Cell
|September 5, 2020
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio identificó 5.106 nuevas variantes genéticas que afectan los rasgos de las células sanguíneas en 563.085 participantes. Estos hallazgos avanzan en nuestra comprensión de la hematopoyesis y sus fundamentos genéticos.

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