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Stem and progenitor cell dysfunction in human trisomies.
EMBO reports - 1 Jan 2015
Liu Binbin, Filippi Sarah, Roy Anindita, Roberts Irene
Abstract excerpt
Trisomy 21, the commonest constitutional aneuploidy in humans, causes profound perturbation of stem and progenitor cell growth, which is both cell context dependent and developmental stage specific and mediated by complex genetic mechanisms beyond increased Hsa21 gene dosage. While proliferation of fetal hematopoietic and testicular stem/progenitors is increased and may underlie increased susceptibility to...
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