RNA sequence analysis reveals macroscopic somatic clonal expansion across normal tissues

This study provides a broad view of macroscopic clonal expansion in human tissues, thus serving as a foundation for associating clonal expansion with environmental factors, aging, and risk of disease.

Source: ScienceNOW - June 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Yizhak, K., Aguet, F., Kim, J., Hess, J. M., Kübler, K., Grimsby, J., Frazer, R., Zhang, H., Haradhvala, N. J., Rosebrock, D., Livitz, D., Li, X., Arich-Landkof, E., Shoresh, N., Stewart, C., Segre, A. V., Branton, P. A., Polak, P., Ardlie, K. G., Tags: Genetics, Medicine, Diseases, Online Only r-articles Source Type: news