Scientists develop new genomics-based approach to understand origin of cancer subgroups
Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 12:07
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have long recognized that cancers may look the same under the microscope, but carry different mutations, respond differently to treatment and result in vastly different outcomes for patients. An international team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has developed a new approach that uses genomic information from different species to understand the biology that drives the formation of these different cancer subtypes.