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Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome

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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a possible treatment strategy for some bone marrow failure syndromes. Shown are human embryonic stem cells engineered to have a mutation that causes poikiloderma with neutropenia, a bone marrow failure syndrome that increases a patient's risk of developing dangerous infections. (Image: Batista Lab/School of Medicine)
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Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.