Article
Age-related clonal hematopoiesis associated with adverse outcomes.
The New England journal of medicine - 25 Dec 2014
Jaiswal Siddhartha, Fontanillas Pierre, Flannick Jason, Manning Alisa, Grauman Peter V, Mar Brenton G, Lindsley R Coleman, Mermel Craig H, Burtt Noel, Chavez Alejandro, Higgins John M, Moltchanov Vladislav, Kuo Frank C, Kluk Michael J, Henderson Brian, Kinnunen Leena, Koistinen Heikki A, Ladenvall Claes, Getz Gad, Correa Adolfo, Banahan Benjamin F, Gabriel Stacey, Kathiresan Sekar, Stringham Heather M, McCarthy Mark I, Boehnke Michael, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Haiman Christopher, Groop Leif, Atzmon Gil, Wilson James G, Neuberg Donna, Altshuler David, Ebert Benjamin L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of hematologic cancers increases with age. These cancers are associated with recurrent somatic mutations in specific genes. We hypothesized that such mutations would be detectable in the blood of some persons who are not known to have hematologic disorders. METHODS: We analyzed whole-exome sequencing data from DNA in the peripheral-blood cells of 17,182 persons who were unselected for...
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