Mutations in TERT, the gene for telomerase reverse transcriptase, in aplastic anemia.

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Published in N Engl J Med on April 07, 2005

Authors

Hiroki Yamaguchi1, Rodrigo T Calado, Hinh Ly, Sachiko Kajigaya, Gabriela M Baerlocher, Stephen J Chanock, Peter M Lansdorp, Neal S Young

Author Affiliations

1: Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20892-1202, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Danazol for Genetic Bone Marrow and Lung Disorders | NCT01441037

Nandrolone Decanoate in the Treatment of Telomeropathies | NCT02055456

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