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Studies reveal mutations that boost blood stem cell growth and increase leukemia and heart disease risk
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Studies reveal mutations that boost blood stem cell growth and increase leukemia and heart disease risk

by Sarah C.p. Williams,  Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard As people grow older, certain genetic mutations in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs)—which give rise to blood and immune cells—can eventually cause cancer or predispose people to cardiovascular disease. Now, two teams of scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s...