Vanderbilt University: Researchers Clarify Role Of Blood Cell Mutations In Disease
February 03, 2023
February 03, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
More than 10% of older adults develop somatic (non-inherited) mutations in blood stem cells that can trigger explosive, clonal expansions of abnormal cells, increasing the risk for blood cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Multiple DNA sequencing methods have been used to identify what is called "clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential," or CHIP, but . . .
More than 10% of older adults develop somatic (non-inherited) mutations in blood stem cells that can trigger explosive, clonal expansions of abnormal cells, increasing the risk for blood cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Multiple DNA sequencing methods have been used to identify what is called "clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential," or CHIP, but . . .