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Germline risk of clonal haematopoiesis.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Sept 2021
Silver Alexander J, Bick Alexander G, Savona Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) is a common, age-related expansion of blood cells with somatic mutations that is associated with an increased risk of haematological malignancies, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. CH may be caused by point mutations in genes associated with myeloid neoplasms, chromosomal copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity events. How inherited and environmental factors shape...
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