Sequence of ovarian genome identifies predominant gene mutations, points to possible treatment
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
The genome of the most common form of ovarian cancer is characterized by a few common gene mutations but also surprisingly frequent structural changes in the genome itself, said members of The Cancer Genome Atlas, including the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, that sequenced and analyzed more than 300 such tumors. The study was the first to achieve an overview of this type of ovarian cancer.