Hundreds of genetic mutations found in healthy blood of a supercentenarian
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 17:01
in Health & Medicine
Genetic mutations are commonly studied because of links to diseases such as cancer; however, little is known about mutations occurring in healthy individuals. Researchers have now detected over 400 mutations in healthy blood cells of a 115-year-old woman, suggesting that lesions at these sites are largely harmless over the course of a lifetime.