CHROMOTHRIPSIS FROM DNA DAMAGE IN MICRONUCLEI

Genome sequencing has uncovered a new mutational phenomenon in cancer and congenital disorders called chromothripsis. Chromothripsis is characterized by extensive genomic rearrangements and an oscillating pattern of DNA copy number levels, all curiously restricted to one or a few chromosomes. The me...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Cheng-Zhong, Spektor, Alexander, Cornils, Hauke, Francis, Joshua M., Jackson, Emily K., Liu, Shiwei, Meyerson, Matthew, Pellman, David
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742237/