Mutations of the human telomerase RNA gene (TERC) in aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.

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Published in Blood on April 03, 2003

Authors

Hiroki Yamaguchi1, Gabriela M Baerlocher, Peter M Lansdorp, Stephen J Chanock, Olga Nunez, Elaine Sloand, Neal S Young

Author Affiliations

1: Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, MSC 1652, Bethesda, MD 20892-1652, USA.

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