Wesley Shin

ORCID: 0000-0003-0627-0821
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Research Areas
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Blood disorders and treatments
  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2021-2024

Osteoporosis is caused by an imbalance of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, occurring in close proximity to hematopoietic cells the bone marrow. Recurrent somatic mutations that lead expanded population mutant blood termed clonal hematopoiesis indeterminate potential (CHIP). Analyzing exome sequencing data from UK Biobank, we found CHIP be associated with increased incident osteoporosis diagnoses decreased mineral density. In murine models, hematopoietic-specific Dnmt3a, most commonly mutated...

10.1084/jem.20211872 article EN cc-by-nc-sa The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2021-10-26
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