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The ageing genome, clonal mosaicism and chronic disease.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Feb 2017
Machiela Mitchell J, Chanock Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
Clonal mosaicism arises when a postzygotic mutational event is detectable in subpopulations of cells as an alternative genotype while not present in the germline genome. Although described in a subset of pediatric disorders, new genomic technologies have detected higher than anticipated frequencies of clonal mosaicism in adult population studies, stimulating investigation as to how clonal mosaicism could...
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