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Simultaneous evolutionary expansion and constraint of genomic heterogeneity in multifocal lung cancer

Authors :
Pengfei Ma
Yujie Fu
Mei-Chun Cai
Ying Yan
Ying Jing
Shengzhe Zhang
Minjiang Chen
Jie Wu
Ying Shen
Liang Zhu
Hong-Zhuan Chen
Wei-Qiang Gao
Mengzhao Wang
Zhenyu Gu
Trever G. Bivona
Xiaojing Zhao
Guanglei Zhuang
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Across cancer types tumor heterogeneity has been observed, but how this relates to tumor evolution is unclear. Here, the authors sequence multiple synchronous lung cancers, highlighting the evolutionary pressures that simultaneously shape the expansion and constraint of genomic heterogeneity.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1dc6dd11f0204afa83eef84ead94c50d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00963-0