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Epigenetic dysregulation of hematopoietic stem cells and preleukemic state.
International journal of hematology - 1 Jul 2017
Kunimoto Hiroyoshi, Nakajima Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
Recent genetic analyses have revealed that premalignant somatic mutations in hematopoietic cells are common in older people without an evidence of hematologic malignancies, leading to clonal hematopoietic expansion. This phenomenon has been termed clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP). Frequency of such clonal somatic mutations increases with age: in 5-10% of people older than 70 years and around...
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