The researchers noted that nine of the 19 genes were mutated repeatedly, an indicator that the changes drive or initiate the expansion of blood cells with these mutations.
研究者们解释，19种基因中的9种是反复突变的，这预示着这些变化将会引发这些有突变的血细胞的扩增。
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Circulating endothelial cells (CEC) were used as an endothelial injury indicator and the plasma level of endothelin (ET-1) as the functional marker of the vascular endothelial cells.