The landscape of somatic mutations in primary prostate adenocarcinoma
Contributors: Garraway, Levi A.; Meyerson, Matthew; Wu, Catherine; Monti, Stefano; Park, Peter
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Description: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men. Targeted analyses of DNA from prostate cancers have identified recurrent somatic alterations that promote tumor growth and survival. Only recently, however, has the comprehensive analysis of cancer genomes become possible due to rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology.
Notes: Keywords: Chromoplexy, Chromothripsis, Genomics, Neoplasia, Prostate cancer.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2013