ERCC6L2 and bone marrow failure syndrome: Because Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (BMF) has a known genetic cause, but the pathophysiology of the disease is unknown, future work will assess the clinical relevance of the Ercc6l2 dysfunction in the rat and investigate whether our rat model is a suitable model for human BMF, including inquiries into DNA damage and sensitivity to genotoxic stressors, such as chemotherapeutics.