Zekavat, Matesanz, Viana-Huete et al. show an increased risk of peripheral artery disease and atherosclerosis in different vascular beds in patients with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) caused by mutations in DNA damage repair genes, such as TP53. Validations in a mouse model support the causal contribution of TP53-mutant CHIP to atherosclerosis.
- Seyedeh M. Zekavat
- Vanesa Viana-Huete
- Derek Klarin