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Alexander Bick

Alexander Bick

Director, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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"About 1 in 5 patients with cancer who undergo genetic testing are incidentally found to have mutations in their blood called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP). Our findings support the potential benefits of screening patients for CHIP before they undergo cancer treatment so they can be more closely monitored for heart complications."

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MSI2 protective variant against blood cancer discovered

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Co-author leading validation studies

For decades, cancer genetics meant finding mutations that raise risk. Now scientists have found one that lowers it. A variant in the MSI2 gene reduces the risk of blood cancers by up to 30% in people who carry two copiesโ€”the first protective genetic variant identified against myeloid malignancies.

Updated 7 days ago