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Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Immunol. 2023 Mar 20;23(9):595–610. doi: 10.1038/s41577-023-00843-3

Table 1 |.

Non-malignant conditions associated with clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

Diagnosis Patient cohorts Odds ratio Mouse models In vivo mouse phenotypes Refs.
Alzheimer disease TOPMed, ADSP ~0.5–0.8 NA NA 117
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease TOPMed, UKB ~1.1–1.5 Tet2–/– bone marrow → Ldlr –/–mice fed a high fat diet
(myeloid-restricted Tet2–/–sufficient mice)
↑plaque size; ↑IL-1β, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3 76,81,82,84,97,129
Atrial fibrillation UKB ~1.1–1.2 NA NA 83
Heart failure TOPMed, UKB ~1.1–1.5 Tet2–/– bone marrow → wild-type mice with subsequent vascular ligation or constriction
Tet2 or Dnmt3a CRISPR-Cas9 edited bone marrow → wild-type mice treated with angiotensin II
(myeloid-restricted Tet2–/–sufficient mice)
↑systolic dysfunction; ↓ejection fraction; ↑fibrosis; ↑IL-1β, CCL2, CCL5 99,100
Cerebrovascular accidents TOPMed, UKB, MGBB ~1.1–1.2 NA NA 116
Chronic kidney disease UKB ~1.1–1.5 Tet2 or Dnmt3a CRISPR-Cas9 edited bone marrow → wild-type mice treated with angiotensin II ↑fibrosis 101,102
Chronic liver disease FHS, ARIC, UKB, MGBB ~2–4 Tet2–/– or Dnmt3a–/– bone marrow → Ldlr –/– mice fed a high fat diet
(myeloid-restricted Tet2–/– sufficient mice)
↑steatohepatitis; ↑fibrosis; ↑IL-6, CXCL1, CCL22 103
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease TOPMed, ICGN, EOCOPD, UKB ~1.5–2 Tet2–/– bone marrow → wild-type mice exposed to cigarette smoke and poly(I:C) ↑emphysema; ↑IFNγ and type I IFNs 104
Gout UKB, MGBB ~1.2–1.7 Tet2–/– bone marrow → wild-type mice injected
with monosodium urate crystals in the footpad
↑paw oedema; ↑IL-1β, CCL5, CCL22 105
Osteoporosis UKB ~1.2–1.5 Tet2–/–, Dnmt3a–/– or Dnmt3a R878H bone marrow → Ldlr–/–mice fed a high fat diet
or wild-type aged mice fed a regular diet
↓bone mass; ↑osteoclasts 108
Premature menopause UKB, WHI ~1.1–1.7 NA NA 109

ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities; ADSP, Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project; CCL, CC-chemokine ligand; CXCL, CXC-chemokine ligand; EOCOPD, Boston Early-Onset COPD Study; FHS, Framingham Heart Study; ICGN, International COPD Genetics Network; IFN, interferon; MGBB, Mass General Brigham Biobank; NA, not available; TOPMed, Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine program; UKB, UK Biobank; WHI, Women’s Health Initiative.