Germline variation controls the architecture of somatic alterations in tumors.
Studies have suggested that somatic events in tumors can depend on an individual's constitutional genotype. We used squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the skin, which arise in high multiplicity in organ transplant recipients, as a model to compare the pattern of somatic alterations within and ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2944791?pdf=render |