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Author Correction: DREAM repressive activity links somatic mutation, lifespan and disease

Source: Nature Aging • Published: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Nature Aging.

A short correction note about a genetics study clarifying a benchmarking comparison and its removal; useful if you follow research-method updates.

Author Correction: DREAM repressive activity links somatic mutation, lifespan and disease
Key Takeaways
  • In the version of the article initially published, to benchmark our calculation of somatic mutation rates, we provided comparisons to several previous estimates.
  • Because there is no obvious way to account for mutations accumulated in vitro in a rate previously calculated per kb per month in vivo, we have removed this comparison.
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