Development of the hematopoietic system and disorders of hematopoiesis that present during infancy and early childhood.
This article reviews the ontogeny of hematopoiesis (embryonic/fetal/newborn phases) and its regulation and provides examples of the disorders of hematopoiesis that present in the newborn or infant and their pathophysiology. Many of these disorders are discussed in depth in other articles of this issue.
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Children's Hospital of Illinois, 530 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL 61637, USA.
Karen S
KS
Fernández
Pedro A
PA
de Alarcón
D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005333:Fetus; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006413:Hematopoietic System / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
Early childhood; Hematopoiesis; Hematopoietic system; Infancy