这些作者在这些家谱中发现了意想不到的突变遗传模式，揭示了一些DNA损伤可以在多轮细胞分裂中持续存在而无法修复。这在造血干细胞中尤为明显，其中15%至20%的突变是由一种特定类型的DNA损伤引起的，这种损伤平均持续两到三年，在某些情况下甚至更长。这意味着在细胞分裂过程中，每次细胞试图复制受损的DNA时，都会犯不同的错误，导致单一DNA损伤源引起的多种不同突变。

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