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A model for reticular dysgenesis shows impaired sensory organ development and hair cell regeneration linked to cellular stress.
Disease models & mechanisms - 20 Dec 2019
Rissone Alberto, Jimenez Erin, Bishop Kevin, Carrington Blake, Slevin Claire, Wincovitch Stephen M, Sood Raman, Candotti Fabio, Burgess Shawn M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene AK2 are responsible for reticular dysgenesis (RD), a rare and severe form of primary immunodeficiency in children. RD patients have a severely shortened life expectancy and without treatment die, generally from sepsis soon after birth. The only available therapeutic option for RD is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). To gain insight into the pathophysiology of RD, we previously...
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