Why Blood Cancer Immune System Stem Cell Genocide Blood study tracks what happens to stem cells decades after a transplant "research highlights that age is more than just a number"

by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Loss of clonal diversity in recipients of HCT. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08128-y

New research into the long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells in a patient's body explains how age affects stem cell survival and immune diversity, offering insights that could make transplants safer and more successful.