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Progenitor cell self-renewal and cyclic neutropenia.
Cell proliferation - 1 Jun 2009
Dingli D, Antal T, Traulsen A, Pacheco J M
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OBJECTIVES: Cyclic neutropenia (CN) is a rare genetic disorder where patients experience regular cycling of numbers of neutrophils and various other haematopoietic lineages. The nadir in neutrophil count is the main source of problems due to risk of life-threatening infections. Patients with CN benefit from granulocyte colony stimulating factor therapy, although cycling persists. Mutations in neutrophil elastase...
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