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A somitic Wnt16/Notch pathway specifies haematopoietic stem cells.
Nature - 8 Jun 2011
Clements Wilson K, Kim Albert D, Ong Karen G, Moore John C, Lawson Nathan D, Traver David
Abstract excerpt
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are a self-renewing population of cells that continuously replenish all blood and immune cells during the lifetime of an individual. HSCs are used clinically to treat a wide array of diseases, including acute leukaemias and congenital blood disorders, but obtaining suitable numbers of cells and finding immune-compatible donors remain serious problems. These difficulties have led...
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