Fanconi anemia: current insights regarding epidemiology, cancer, and DNA repair

JD Peake, E Noguchi - Human genetics, 2022 - Springer
Fanconi anemia is a genetic disorder that is characterized by bone marrow failure, as well
as a predisposition to malignancies including leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma …

Genotoxic aldehydes in the hematopoietic system

M Wang, FA Dingler, KJ Patel - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Reactive aldehydes are potent genotoxins that threaten the integrity of hematopoietic stem
cells and blood production. To protect against aldehydes, mammals have evolved a family of …

Leveraging the power of long reads for targeted sequencing

SV Iyer, S Goodwin, WR McCombie - Genome Research, 2024 - genome.cshlp.org
Long-read sequencing technologies have improved the contiguity and, as a result, the
quality of genome assemblies by generating reads long enough to span and resolve …

Genotoxic aldehyde stress prematurely ages hematopoietic stem cells in a p53-driven manner

M Wang, LTL Brandt, X Wang, H Russell, E Mitchell… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Aged hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) display diminished self-renewal and a myeloid
differentiation bias. However, the drivers and mechanisms that underpin this fundamental …

The epigenetic hallmarks of cancer

M Esteller, MA Dawson, C Kadoch, FV Rassool… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Cancer is a complex disease in which several molecular and cellular pathways converge to
foster the tumoral phenotype. Notably, in the latest iteration of the cancer hallmarks,“ …

Fanconi anemia proteins and genome fragility: unraveling replication defects for cancer therapy

NB Fajardo, S Taraviras, Z Lygerou - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Accurate and complete genome duplication is crucial to maintain cell survival and prevent
malignant transformation. The Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway has traditionally been …

ALDH2 mutations and defense against genotoxic aldehydes in cancer and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes

AYH Woo, L Jia - … Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reactive aldehydes, for instance, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, are important
endogenous or environmental mutagens by virtue of their abilities to produce a DNA lesion …

Unlocking the potential: A novel prognostic index signature for acute myeloid leukemia

LQ Zhang, YC Liang, JX Wang, J Zhang, T La… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive malignancy characterized by challenges in
treatment, including drug resistance and frequent relapse. Recent research highlights the …

Fanconi anemia and Aldehyde Degradation Deficiency Syndrome: Metabolism and DNA repair protect the genome and hematopoiesis from endogenous DNA …

A Mu, A Hira, M Mori, Y Okamoto, M Takata - DNA repair, 2023 - Elsevier
We have identified a set of Japanese children with hypoplastic anemia caused by combined
defects in aldehyde degrading enzymes ADH5 and ALDH2. Their clinical characteristics …

Applying CRISPR-Cas9 screens to dissect hematological malignancies

DN Iyer, AD Schimmer, H Chang - Blood Advances, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Bit by bit, over the last few decades, functional genomic tools have been piecing together the
molecular puzzle driving tumorigenesis in human patients. Nevertheless, our understanding …