Aging as a driver of leukemogenesis.

McKerrell, Thomas; Vassiliou, George S · Sci Transl Med · 2015

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Abstract

The presence of subclinical hemopoietic clones driven by leukemia-associated mutations is commonly observed in old age, but also occurs in younger people. We recently found that some leukemia-initiating mutations appear <i>particularly</i> able to found hemopoietic clones in advanced old age. We discuss the biological and clinical implications of these findings.

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