Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 854-859 , October 2010

Synchrony of telomere length among hematopoietic cells

  • Masayuki Kimura

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ., USA
    • ,
  • Yair Gazitt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Tex., USA
    • ,
  • Xiaojian Cao

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ., USA
    • ,
  • Xiangru Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Tex., USA
    • ,
  • Peter M. Lansdorp

      Affiliations

    • Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Abraham Aviv

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ., USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Abraham Aviv, M.D., The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

Received 10 May 2010 ,Revised 15 June 2010 ,Accepted 16 June 2010.

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PII: S0301-472X(10)00245-6

doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.06.010

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 854-859 , October 2010

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