Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus

Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus

Mutations differ in normal and cancer cells of the oesophagus, Published online: 02 January 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07737-8

What determines whether genetic mutations lead to cancer? Analyses of healthy cells in the human oesophagus reveal that a high level of genetic alterations arises as people age, yet this doesn't usually result in cancer.

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