1. In this retrospective study, carriers with mutations in the gene encoding the protection of telomeres 1 protein (POT1) were found to have elongated telomeres compared to non-carrier relatives. 2. POT1 gene mutations were associated with a predisposition to a familial clonal hematopoiesis syndrome, increasing the risk of several neoplasms. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good)
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded more than $5.7 million in grants from Break Through Cancer to support collaborative research teams working to discover novel molecular targets to eradicate minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and to treat clonal hematopoiesis, a precursor to AML.
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