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FANCA knockout in human embryonic stem cells causes a severe growth disadvantage.
Stem cell research - 1 Sept 2014
Vanuytsel Kim, Cai Qing, Nair Nisha, Khurana Satish, Shetty Swati, Vermeesch Joris R, Ordovas Laura, Verfaillie Catherine M
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by progressive bone marrow failure (BMF) during childhood, aside from numerous congenital abnormalities. FA mouse models have been generated; however, they do not fully mimic the hematopoietic phenotype. As there is mounting evidence that the hematopoietic impairment starts already in utero, a human pluripotent stem cell model would constitute a...
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