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Anne Goriely - Illumina

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Human spermatogenesis and copy-error hypothesis<br />

Spermatogonial stem cells<br />

~ 30 divisions<br />

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puberty<br />

23 divisions/year<br />

age 25: 335 divisions<br />

age 70: 1370 divisions<br />

spermatozoa<br />

Hypothesis:<br />

• mutations accumulate through multiple replication errors<br />

Positive selection of mutant stem<br />

• these errors increase cells/progenitors<br />

in frequency with age

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