Clonal hematopoiesis, with and without candidate driver mutations, is common in the elderly.
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Blood. 2017 Aug 10;130(6):742-752. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-02-769869. Epub 2017 May 8.
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We show that somatic mutations in TET2, DNMT3A, ASXL1, and PPM1D are associated with CH at high significance. However, known CD mutations were evident in only a fraction of CH cases. Nevertheless, the highly prevalent CH we detect associates with increased mortality …
We show that somatic mutations in TET2, DNMT3A, ASXL1, and PPM1D are associated with CH at high significance. However, known CD mutat …