Analysis of the clonal architecture of the human small intestinal epithelium establishes a common stem cell for all lineages and reveals a mechanism for the fixation and spread of mutations.

Little is known about the clonal structure or stem cell architecture of the human small intestinal crypt/villus unit, or how mutations spread and become fixed. Using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations as a marker of clonal expansion of stem cell progeny, we aimed to provide answers to these questio...

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Autores principales: Gutierrez-Gonzalez, L, Deheragoda, M, Elia, G, Leedham, S, Shankar, A, Imber, C, Jankowski, J, Turnbull, D, Novelli, M, Wright, N, McDonald, SA
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009