Sep 9, 2021
Gene self-correction in ‘chromosome caps’ can beat mutations, help prevent blood cancers
Posted by Kevin Huang in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension
Mentions telomeres.
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People with rare disorders that cause shortened telomeres—protective caps that sit at the end of chromosomes—may be more likely to have blood cancers such as leukemia or myelodyplastic syndrome. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have discovered several “self-correcting” genetic mutations in bone marrow that may protect such patients from these cancers.