Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study takes a deep dive into inherited cancer mutations measured in a healthy blood sample and reports how those mutations might take a toll on the body's cells starting at birth, perhaps predisposing a person to develop cancers at various stages of life.

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study takes a deep dive into inherited cancer mutations measured in a healthy blood sample and reports how those mutations might take a toll on the body's cells starting at birth, perhaps predisposing a person to develop cancers at various stages of life.

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