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Germline predisposition to clonal hematopoiesis.
Leukemia research - 1 Sept 2023
Liu Jie, Osman Afaf E G, Bolton Kelly, Godley Lucy A
Abstract excerpt
We now recognize that with aging, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) acquire mutations that confer a fitness advantage and clonally expand in a process now termed clonal hematopoiesis (CH). Because CH predisposes to a variety of health problems, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and inflammatory conditions, there is intense interest in the inherited alleles associated with the development...
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