Genomic Characterization of Brain Metastases Reveals Branched Evolution and Potential Therapeutic Targets

Brain metastases are associated with a dismal prognosis. Whether brain metastases harbor distinct genetic alterations beyond those observed in primary tumors is unknown. We performed wholeexome sequencing of 86 matched brain metastases, primary tumors and normal tissue. In all clonally related canc...

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Main Author: Lander, Eric Steven
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Association for Cancer Research 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106521

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