The Harmful Consequences of Increased Fitness in Hematopoietic Stem Cells.

McNerney, Megan E; Le Beau, Michelle M · Cell Stem Cell · 2018

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Abstract

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) describes clonal selection of a hematopoietic stem cell with a somatic mutation that confers increased fitness, influenced by a selective environment such as aging, inflammation, or therapeutic exposure. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Hsu et al. (2018) explore the role of cytotoxic therapy in disease-relevant CHIP.

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