Analysis of cancer genomes reveals basic features of human aging and its role in cancer development
Somatic mutations are associated with disease, including cancer. Here, the authors analyse cancer genomic data and show that somatic mutations increase with age and that cancer incidence lags 15 years behind this increase, later in life, mutation and cancer incidence are reduced.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12157 |