In addition to recurrent mutations in PRPF8, TP53, EIF6, RPL5 and RPL22, we observed mutations in DNMT3A, ASXL1, TET2 and RUNX1 associated with clonal haematopoiesis (CH), consistent with the study by Kennedy et al.18. This evidence concerns the gene RUNX1 and cyclic hematopoiesis.