Assessing reliability of intra-tumor heterogeneity estimates from single sample whole exome sequencing data.
Tumors are made of evolving and heterogeneous populations of cells which arise from successive appearance and expansion of subclonal populations, following acquisition of mutations conferring them a selective advantage. Those subclonal populations can be sensitive or resistant to different treatment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224143 |