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The pathogenesis and often the etiology of aplastic anemia is still obscure [1, 4, 10]. However, it is generally recognised that there is a basic defect in the pluripotent stem cell compartment which results in a diminished feeding of later, more differentiated compartments, eventually leading to a failure of the production of mature cells.
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Kubanek, B. (1979). Aplastic Anemia — A Stem Cell Disorder?. In: Heimpel, H., Gordon-Smith, E.C., Heit, W., Kubanek, B. (eds) Aplastic Anemia. Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67483-9_8
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