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Study links blood cell mutations to increased infection risk with age
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Study links blood cell mutations to increased infection risk with age

by Allessandra Dicorato,  Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications New research suggests age-related changes in blood cell chromosomes are a marker of impaired immunity. A person’s risk of severe infections increases dramatically as they grow older, but scientists do not yet understand how age might be linked to weakened immunity. Now, research shows...