Repeating what I think is a key line: one high-resolution DNA-sequencing study of breast cancer last year couldn’t…

Repeating what I think is a key line: one high-resolution DNA-sequencing study of breast cancer last year couldn’t find two cells within one tumor that were genetically identical

As a layperson, I find that to be a very surprising and profound discovery.

Originally shared by Gregor J. Rothfuss

One recent study of kidney cancers found that no two patients had exactly the same set of genetic mistakes; in fact, no two tumors within the same patient had the same mutations. Taking it one step further, one high-resolution DNA-sequencing study of breast cancer last year couldn’t find two cells within one tumor that were genetically identical

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