Deciphering Signatures of Mutational Processes Operative in Human Cancer

The genome of a cancer cell carries somatic mutations that are the cumulative consequences of the DNA damage and repair processes operative during the cellular lineage between the fertilized egg and the cancer cell. Remarkably, these mutational processes are poorly characterized. Global sequencing...

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Main Authors: Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Serena Nik-Zainal, David C. Wedge, Peter J. Campbell, Michael R. Stratton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124712004330