Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus

Francesca D Ciccarelli

doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07737-8

Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus

Francesca D Ciccarelli

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Abstract

What determines whether genetic mutations lead to cancer? Analyses of healthy cells in the human oesophagus reveal that a high level of genetic alterations arises as people age, yet this doesn’t usually result in cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-303
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	565
Issue number	7739
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07737-8
Publication status	Published - 17 Jan 2019

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Medical research

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Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus

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