Extrachromosomal oncogene amplification drives tumour evolution and genetic heterogeneity.
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Turner KM, et al.
Nature. 2017 Mar 2;543(7643):122-125. doi: 10.1038/nature21356. Epub 2017 Feb 8.
Nature. 2017.
PMID: 28178237
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In cancer, however, genes can be amplified in chromosomes or in circular extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), although the frequency and functional importance of ecDNA are not understood. ...Mathematical modelling predicted that ecDNA amplification would increase oncogene copy …
In cancer, however, genes can be amplified in chromosomes or in circular extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), although the frequency and fun …