Archive of Medical Research

[Fanconi anemia–genotoxic stress and senescence of hematopoietic stem cells]
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetically heterogeneous inherited disorder characterized by progressive bone marrow failure, development of hematopoietic and solid malignancies and genomic instability. 13 FA proteins, identified to date, closely cooperate with familial breast cancer susceptibility proteins such as BRCA2 and PALB2, thereby […]

[Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)]
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is an acquired hematopoietic stem cell disorder. The most common clinical manifestations of PNH include intravascular hemolysis, venous thrombosis, and bone marrow failure. Hematopoietic stems cells with mutant PIG-A are present in normal marrow, but they are not noticed because they have no advantage under normal circumstances. In […]