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Only three driver gene mutations are required for the development of lung and colorectal cancers

Cancer arises through the sequential accumulation of mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. However, how many such mutations are required for a normal human cell to progress to an advanced cancer? The best estimates for this number have been provided by mathematical models based on the r...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Tomasetti, Cristian, Marchionni, Luigi, Nowak, Martin A., Parmigiani, Giovanni, Vogelstein, Bert
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291633/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535351
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1421839112
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