Chronic inflammation in bone marrow linked to early blood cancer development

Blood cancers such as leukemia are caused by genetic changes in the blood-forming stem cells of the bone marrow. Scientists at the University Medical Center Mainz have now shown how chronic inflammation can alter the bone marrow in people with age-related blood stem cell mutations at very early stages of the disease, thereby promoting its development.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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