Oct 24, 2018
Mutations Accumulate in Healthy Esophageal Tissue With Age
Posted by Nicola Bagalà in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension
Many mutations accumulate in the esophagus as we age.
Scientists at the MRC Cancer Unit of the Wellcome Sanger Institute and other departments of the University of Cambridge discovered that healthy esophageal tissue accumulates very high numbers of mutations with age, to the point that, by the time middle age is reached, it is likely to contain more cells with a particular mutation than cells without it [1].
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