Study reveals surprising benefit of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are detected in the blood of some healthy, usually older, individuals who don't have cancer. People with CH, while asymptomatic, have an elevated risk of developing blood cancers and other negative health outcomes, including heart attacks and strokes.
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