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Clonal hematopoiesis, somatic mosaicism, and age-associated disease.
Physiological reviews - 1 Jan 2023
Evans Megan A, Walsh Kenneth
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mosaicism, the occurrence of multiple genetically distinct cell clones within the same tissue, is an evitable consequence of human aging. The hematopoietic system is no exception to this, where studies have revealed the presence of expanded blood cell clones carrying mutations in preleukemic driver genes and/or genetic alterations in chromosomes. This phenomenon is referred to as clonal hematopoiesis and...
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