Article
Aging, clonal hematopoiesis and preleukemia: not just bad luck?
International journal of hematology - 1 Nov 2015
Shlush Liran I, Zandi Sasan, Itzkovitz Shalev, Schuh Andre C
Abstract excerpt
Chronological human aging is associated with a number of changes in the hematopoietic system, occurring at many levels from stem to mature cells, and the marrow microenvironment as well. This review will focus mainly on the aging of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), and on the associated increases in the incidence of hematological malignancies. HSPCs manifest reduced function and acquire molecular...
Topics
- Aging
- Hematopoiesis
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- Humans
- Leukemia
- Mutation
- Precancerous Conditions
