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Mutations in TERT, the gene for telomerase reverse transcriptase, in aplastic anemia.
The New England journal of medicine - 7 Apr 2005
Yamaguchi Hiroki, Calado Rodrigo T, Ly Hinh, Kajigaya Sachiko, Baerlocher Gabriela M, Chanock Stephen J, Lansdorp Peter M, Young Neal S
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in TERC, the gene for the RNA component of telomerase, cause short telomeres in congenital aplastic anemia and in some cases of apparently acquired hematopoietic failure. We investigated whether mutations in genes for other components of telomerase also occur in aplastic anemia. METHODS: We screened blood or marrow cells from 124 patients with apparently acquired aplastic anemia and 282...
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