Clonal Hematopoiesis Confers Predisposition to Both Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: A Newly Recognized Link Between Two Major Killers
Authors: Benjamin L. Ebert, Peter Libby
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Ideas and Opinions17 July 2018Clonal Hematopoiesis Confers Predisposition to Both Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: A Newly Recognized Link Between Two Major KillersBenjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD and Peter Libby, MDBenjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (B.L.E.)Search for more papers by this author and Peter Libby, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (P.L.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-0737 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Two scourges of humanity seem to have heretofore unsuspected common roots: cancer and cardiovascular disease. These seemingly disparate disorders share strong associations with aging. As we age, our cells can accumulate somatic genetic mutations, some of which are established drivers of cancer. When a hematopoietic stem cell in the bone marrow acquires certain mutations, it can gain a competitive advantage that gives rise to an expanded clone of leukocytes that circulate in peripheral blood (Figure) (1, 2). Such events are a first step down the path to hematologic cancer, such as myelodysplastic syndrome or acute leukemia. Progression to cancer generally ...References1. Jaiswal S, Fontanillas P, Flannick J, Manning A, Grauman PV, Mar BG, et al. Age-related clonal hematopoiesis associated with adverse outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2014;371:2488-98. [PMID: 25426837] doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1408617 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Steensma DP, Bejar R, Jaiswal S, Lindsley RC, Sekeres MA, Hasserjian RP, et al. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and its distinction from myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood. 2015;126:9-16. [PMID: 25931582] doi:10.1182/blood-2015-03-631747 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Wolach O, Sellar RS, Martinod K, Cherpokova D, McConkey M, Chappell RJ, et al. 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J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71:875-86. [PMID: 29471939] doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.037 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (B.L.E.)Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (P.L.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-0737.Corresponding Author: Peter Libby, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, NRB-741-G, Boston, MA 02115; e-mail, [email protected]harvard.edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Ebert: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.Dr. Libby: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, NRB-741-G, Boston, MA 02115.Author Contributions: Conception and design: B.L. Ebert, P. Libby.Analysis and interpretation of the data: B.L. Ebert, P. Libby.Drafting of the article: B.L. Ebert, P. Libby.Final approval of the article: B.L. Ebert, P. Libby.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: P. Libby.Collection and assembly of data: B.L. Ebert, P. Libby.This article was published at Annals.org on 29 May 2018. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoClonal Hematopoiesis Confers Predisposition to Both Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Abraham Aviv Metrics Cited bySomatic Mutations and Clonal Hematopoiesis as Drivers of Age-Related Cardiovascular RiskImmune and Inflammatory Networks in Myocardial Infarction: Current Research and Its Potential Implications for the ClinicIncreasing Complexity of Molecular Landscapes in Human Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells during Development and AgingPersonal history of autoimmune disease and other medical conditions and risk of myelodysplastic syndromesCan SARS-CoV-2 induce hematologic malignancies in predisposed individuals? 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