Nonetheless, certain other mutations can greatly impact the life and function of an organism. For example, somatic mutations that affect cell division (particularly those that allow cells to ...

It's time for researchers to reconsider the current paradigm of cancer as a genetic disease, argues Sui Huang from the ...

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

They also show that models learned from nonsynonymous mutations and from out-of-frame sequences are different, prompting new questions about germinal center function. Strengths of the study include an ...

Somatic testing analyzes genetic material in specific cells or tissues to identify acquired mutations, revolutionizing oncology by enhancing diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment strategies. This ...

For example, men with inherited or acquired ... given its very low prevalence in the present study of somatic mutations," they suggest. In a linked editorial, Drs Fumihiko Urabe and Kosuke ...

For example, men with inherited or acquired ... given its very low prevalence in the present study of somatic mutations," they suggest. In a linked editorial, Drs. Fumihiko Urabe and Kosuke ...

For example, in the passage below, he describes how a fixation on "somatic mutation theory" — which states that mutations in specific genes are the primary drivers of cancer — ignores the ...