Clone competition as a mechanism to reduce tumor formation

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Abstract

With age, clones carrying somatic mutations in well-known cancer driver genes progressively populate adult tissues, yet cancer transformation is rare. In a recent issue of Nature, Colom et al. showed that competition between mutated clones with different fitness could act as a tumor-protective mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3307-3308
Number of pages2
JournalDevelopmental Cell
Volume56
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2021

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