Aging and the rise of somatic cancer-associated mutations in normal tissues

Rosa Ana Risques; Scott R. Kennedy

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007108

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Aging and the rise of somatic cancer-associated mutations in normal tissues

Rosa Ana Risques,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-1858

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Scott R. Kennedy

* E-mail: scottrk@uw.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-1145

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Aging and the rise of somatic cancer-associated mutations in normal tissues

Rosa Ana Risques,
Scott R. Kennedy

Published: January 4, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007108

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Previously uncharacterized, but unsurprising

Posted by wbrown2001 on 01 Feb 2018 at 23:22 GMT

Familial genetic histories of certain cancerous tendencies may be predictive, but mutations are a universally prevalent factor for all of us - something that all of us should realize. Simply a fact of life.

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Previously uncharacterized, but unsurprising

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