Tumor mutations (IMAGE)

City of Hope

Tumor mutations

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A study led by City of Hope and TGen provides a systematic comparison of mutation burdens in organs from both healthy individuals and those with cancers, showing that cancer cells carry approximately four times as many DNA mutations as normal cells.

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