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Genome analysis helps detect 568 genes that drive cancer – News-Medical.Net

Analysis of the genomes of 28,000 tumours from 66 types of cancer has led to the identification of 568 cancer driver genes

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Analysis of the genomes of 28,000 tumours from 66 types of cancer has led to the identification of 568 cancer driver genes
Performed by the Biomedical Genomics Lab at IRB Barcelona, the study has allowed a major update of the Integrative OncoGenomics (IntOGen) platform, aimed at identifying mutational cancer driver genes.
Published in Nature Reviews Cancer, the results provide the most complete snapshot of the compendium of cancer driver genes to date.
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