Scientists identify early gene changes that precede blood cancer

Using DNA samples from research unrelated to cancer, two teams of scientists have uncovered early, pre-cancerous genetic changes in the blood that are linked to increased chances of developing blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma or myelodysplastic syndrome. Scientists have identified some early gene mutations - believed to start in blood stem cells - that are linked to increased risk of blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.

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