Why loss of Y? A pan-cancer genome analysis of tumors with loss of Y chromosome

Loss of the Y chromosome (LoY) is frequently observed in somatic cells of elderly men. However, LoY is highly increased in tumor tissue and correlates with an overall worse prognosis. The underlying causes and downstream effects of LoY are widely unknown. Therefore, we analyzed genomic and transcrip...

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Main Authors: Philipp Müller, Oscar Velazquez Camacho, Ali M. Yazbeck, Christina Wölwer, Weiwei Zhai, Johannes Schumacher, Dominik Heider, Reinhard Buettner, Alexander Quaas, Axel M. Hillmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037023000727