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Prevalence and dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis caused by leukemia-associated mutations in elderly individuals without hematologic disorders.
Leukemia - 1 Aug 2020
Midic Danica, Rinke Jenny, Perner Florian, Müller Violetta, Hinze Anna, Pester Frank, Landschulze Jürgen, Ernst Jana, Gruhn Bernd, Matziolis Georg, Heidel Florian H, Hochhaus Andreas, Ernst Thomas
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Clonal hematopoiesis is frequently observed in elderly people. To investigate the prevalence and dynamics of genetic alterations among healthy elderly individuals, a cohort of 50 people >80 years was genotyped for commonly mutated leukemia-associated genes by targeted deep next-generation sequencing. A total of 16 somatic mutations were identified in 13/50 (26%) individuals. Mutations occurred at low variant...
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