Mosaic Loss of Chromosome Y (LOY): From Genomic Instability to Disease and Single-Cell Detection.
Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (LOY) is the acquired absence of the Y chromosome in a fraction of cells, is most readily observed in the haematopoietic compartment, and represents the most common form of clonal mosaicism in older men. Once dismissed as a benign correlate of aging, LOY is now recognized as a clinically mea...