Sentences with phrase «acquired aplastic»

INHERITED AND ACQUIRED Aplastic anaemia can be caused by inherited mutations in about thirty genes (known to date), several of which are involved in preserving the telomeres.

One of them was used to reproduce acquired aplastic anaemia: due to various types of damage, some of the stem cells die, and those that remain need to divide more frequently in order to maintain the production of blood cells; as a result of so many divisions, the telomeres shorten and the disease appears.

One of them was used to reproduce acquired aplastic anemia: due to various types of damage, some of the stem cells die, and those that remain need to divide more frequently in order to maintain the production of blood cells; as a result of so many divisions, the telomeres shorten and the disease appears.

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Aplastic anemia may also be acquired by mechanisms that have still not been clearly established, from exposure to certain toxins to viral infections.

A common trait in aplastic anemia, regardless of whether it is inherited or acquired, is the presence of short telomeres.

A common trait in aplastic anaemia, regardless of whether it is inherited or acquired, is the presence of short telomeres.