The Life History of 21 Breast Cancers

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BiologySomatic cellBreast cancerGeneticsCancerGenomeLineage (genetic)Mutation rateGeneMutationSomatic evolution in cancerChromothripsisCancer researchGenome instabilityDNADNA damage

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 149
Issue: 5
Pages: 994-1007
Citations: 1475
Access: Closed

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                                    Serena Nik‐Zainal, 
                                
                                    Peter Van Loo, 
                                
                                    David C. Wedge
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            The Life History of 21 Breast Cancers. 
                            Cell
                            , 149
                            (5)
                            , 994-1007.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.023
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.023