Clonal hematopoiesis and inflammation: Partners in leukemogenesis and comorbidity

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Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) of indeterminate potential (CHIP), defined as the presence of a somatic mutation in the peripheral blood at a variant allele frequency (VAF) ≥2%, affects at least 10% of individuals older than 65, but low-VAF clones can be detected in 95% of individuals older than 50. CHIP associates with a wide range of comorbidities from atherosclerosis to pulmonary disease. A growing body of evidence,...

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