Every case of cancer originates from changes in a person’s genetic material (mutations). These usually occur as “somatic mutations” in individual cells during an individual’s lifetime, rather than being inherited from a person’s parents. “Over time, the original damaged cell accumulates additional mutations, and it is still largely unknown why,” says Prof. Roland Eils, who leads bioinformatics departments both at DKFZ and Heidelberg University.
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