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SUBMITTER: Testa U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448266 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Testa Ugo U Castelli Germana G Pelosi Elvira E
Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases 20220901 1
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ensure the coordinated and balanced production of all hematopoietic cell types throughout life. Aging is associated with a gradual decline of the self-renewal and regenerative potential of HSCs and with the development of clonal hematopoiesis. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) defines the clonal expansion of genetically variant hematopoietic cells bearing one or more gene mutations and/or structural variants (such as copy number alterations). ...[more]