World Trade Center (WTC) responders experienced an increased risk of leukemia and cardiovascular disease. We plan to study the prevalence of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), an asymptomatic condition entailing an increased risk of leukemia and cardiovascular disease, among 350 healthy WTC responders and a group of controls. These results will lead to strategies to prevent leukemia and cardiovascular disease in WTC responders.
Co-PI: John Mascarenhas (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
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