Age-related clonal hematopoiesis associated with adverse outcomes
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 371, No. 26, Year 2014
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Background The incidence of hematologic cancers increases with age. These cancers are associated with recurrent somatic mutations in specific genes. We hypothesized that such mutations would be detectable in the blood of some persons who are not known to have hematologic disorders.