Irregular bone marrow cells may increase heart disease risk
Genetic errors in bone marrow cells are passed to immune cells, which can ramp up inflammation
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In the last decade, scientists have discovered that clonal hematopoiesis — when bone marrow stem cells acquire key genetic errors and pass them on to immune cells — is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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