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| Title: |
Cancer sequencing gets a little more personal. |
| Authors: |
Prokunina-Olsson L, Chanock SJ |
| Journal: |
Sci Transl Med |
| Date: |
2010 Feb 24 |
| Branches: |
CGR, LTG |
| PubMed ID: |
20371489 |
| PMC ID: |
not available |
| Abstract: |
In this Perspective, we discuss a paper in this issue of Science Translational Medicine, in which Leary and colleagues present a new method based on massive, parallel, and near-complete sequencing of individual tumor genomes. Their findings support the notion that cancer genomes house a spectrum of genetic alterations, many of which are unique to the individual tumor. More validation and a reduction in cost are required for this approach to become common in clinics. |