The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques
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Aging is the predominant risk factor for atherosclerosis, the leading cause of death. Rare smooth muscle cell (SMC) progenitors clonally expand giving rise to up to ~70% of atherosclerotic plaque cells; however, the effect of age on SMC clonality is not known.... ...
