fullofbeans
05-20-2012, 10:18 AM
" we searched for driver mutations in over 21,000 genes, and found evidence for nine new cancer genes involved in the development of this cancer."
"In 28 cases we found only a single driver, but the maximum number of driver mutations in an individual cancer was six [..] breast cancer can be caused by more than 70 different combinations of mutations.
"If we consider three breast cancers, each with four driver mutations: they might share none of those driver mutations -- so each is a different genetic 'animal'. They are different cancers driven by different genes. We need to classify them as carefully as we can. This study is a step towards that goal."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120516152349.htm
"In 28 cases we found only a single driver, but the maximum number of driver mutations in an individual cancer was six [..] breast cancer can be caused by more than 70 different combinations of mutations.
"If we consider three breast cancers, each with four driver mutations: they might share none of those driver mutations -- so each is a different genetic 'animal'. They are different cancers driven by different genes. We need to classify them as carefully as we can. This study is a step towards that goal."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120516152349.htm