Transposase-driven rearrangements in human tumors
Stephen C Mack, Hiromichi Suzuki, Michael D Taylor
Index: 10.1038/ng.3908
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Abstract
A new study shows that aberrant DNA transposase activity promotes structural alterations that are clonally selected to drive tumor development. This discovery uncovers novel mechanisms of tumor-suppressor gene inactivation and highlights a new approach to cancer gene identification.
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